Demolition forestalled

Bensenville [1]'s lawyers managed to wrangle a 30-day delay out of the same judge who last week granted th City of Chicago permission to demolish more than 500 homes and businesses in the village according to WGN:

Popejoy, who last week ruled that Chicago could
begin demolition of the properties, said that he was issuing the order
to allow attorneys for Bensenville to file an appeal with the 2nd
District Illinois [2] Appellate Court of his ruling.

Popejoy said that he was confident that his ruling last week was
correct , "but Bensenville deserves the chance to appeal. But the delay
granted by me ends on Sept. 10 and any further delay will be up to the
appellate court."

Popejoy denied a request from Chicago attorneys that the city be
allowed to erect fencing on the site on the eastern side of Bensenville.

"You can prepare your bids, but no on-site activity is to occur," Popejoy said.

Joseph Karaganis, attorney for Bensenville, said they plan to file an
appeal but no time table had been set. "But we are under the gun," he
said.