[Mr Downtown]

I suppose the Burr Ridge case gives some hope, but I wouldn't be too optimistic. I expect the court, pointing to language in Kelo, will give a lot of defererence to legislative (city council) judgment.

I don't remember if there was a court case when a cornfield in Hoffman Estates was declared blighted so they could give money to Sears, but I'm sure the early decisions regarding Illinois redevelopment statutes were pretty broadly worded.