Ah, well, if it isn’t the consequences of our own actions.

That should be the prevailing sentiment in the General Assembly following Monday’s ruling from U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly, but recent history indicates otherwise.

Kennelly’s 50-page opinion ( tinyurl.com/KennellyRuling ) is the latest development in the larger issue of Illinois property owners seeking retribution for a blatantly unconstitutional system for tax delinquency sales. That’s not opinion, it’s fact: In May 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Tyler v. Hennepin County , a Fifth Amendment decision stemming from Minnesota that functionally held a government can’t foreclose on and sell a property without compensating the original owner for their equity.

But Illinois counties have more or less for

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