Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Condemnation
Plaintiff Building Commission filed complaint for condemnation, seeking title to real estate. Jury verdict set compensation for property at $1.95 million plus interest. Court erred in granting apportionment of condemnation award as lease had ended prior to date of taking. There is no taking until compensation has been paid and title has been acquired by the governmental entity. The absence of a property right exlipses any right to any portion of a condemnation award. Only a lessor, not a lessee, has the right to decide whether to treat the lessee as a holdover tenant. (QUINN and CONNORS, concurring.)