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65 ILCS 5/1-4-7 (2026)

The municipality shall be liable for any injury occasioned by actionable wrong to property by the removal, destruction or vacation, in whole or in part, of any unsafe or unsanitary building, by any municipal officer, board or employee charged with authority to order or execute such removal, destruction or vacation, if such removal, destruction or vacation is pursuant to valid statutes, ordinances or regulations, and if such officer, board or employee has acted in good faith, with reasonable care and probable cause

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(65 ILCS 5/1-4-7) (from Ch. 24, par. 1-4-7)
    Sec. 1-4-7. The municipality shall be liable for any injury occasioned by actionable wrong to property by the removal, destruction or vacation, in whole or in part, of any unsafe or unsanitary building, by any municipal officer, board or employee charged with authority to order or execute such removal, destruction or vacation, if such removal, destruction or vacation is pursuant to valid statutes, ordinances or regulations, and if such officer, board or employee has acted in good faith, with reasonable care and probable cause.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2012–2025 · leading case: Great Am. Ins. Co. v. Heneghan Wrecking & Excavating Co., 2015 IL App (1st) 133376.
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Great Am. Ins. Co. v. Heneghan Wrecking & Excavating Co., 2015 IL App (1st) 133376. · cites it 4× “The circuit court, however, denied the insurance plaintiffs’ motion with regard to its statutory strict liability claim against the City pursuant to section 1-4-7 of the Illinois Municipal Code (65 ILCS 5/1-4-7 (West 2006)), finding there were questions of fact that remained as…”
Great Am. Ins. Co. v. Heneghan Wrecking & Excavating Co., 2015 IL App (1st) 133376, 46 N.E.3d 859. · cites it 4× “The circuit court, however, denied the insurance plaintiffs' motion with regard to its statutory strict liability claim against the City pursuant to section 1-4-7 of the Illinois Municipal Code (65 ILCS 5/1-4-7 (West 2006)), finding there were questions of fact that remained as…”
Ballinger v. City of Danville, Illinois, 2012 IL App (4th) 110637. · cites it 2× “2d 1230, 1236 (2011), which found section 8-101(a) of the Immunity Act did not apply to wrongful-demolition claims brought under section 1-4-7 of the Municipal Code (65 ILCS 5/1-4-7 (West 2008)). At oral arguments, plaintiff argued the case was right on point, and this court…”
Ballinger v. City of Danville, 966 N.E.2d 594 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012). · cites it 2× “2d 1230, 1236 (2011), which found section 8-101(a) of the Immunity Act did not apply to wrongful-demolition claims brought under section 1-4-7 of the Municipal Code (65 ILCS 5/1-4-7 (West 2008)). At oral arguments, plaintiff argued the case was right on point, and this court…”
Rozsavolgyi v. The City of Aurora, 2016 IL App (2d) 150493, 58 N.E.3d 65. “(West 2014)); (5) section 1-4-7 of the Illinois Municipal Code (65 ILCS 5/1-4-7 (West 2014) (municipal liability for damage to property by the removal, destruction, or vacation of any unsafe or unsanitary building)); or (6) the Illinois Uniform Conviction Information Act (20…”
Madison v. City of Chicago, 2017 IL App (1st) 160195. · cites it 2× “Madison filed her lawsuit against the City five years later, on July 29, 2015, and alleged four counts: count I for wrongful demolition under section 1-4-7 of the Illinois Municipal Code (65 ILCS 5/1-4-7 West 2010)) and counts II through IV, respectively, for an unlawful taking…”
Rozsavolgyi v. City of Aurora, 2016 IL App (2d) 150493. “(West 2014)); (5) section 1-4-7 of the Illinois Municipal Code (65 ILCS 5/1-4-7 (West 2014) (municipal liability for damage to property by the removal, destruction, or vacation of any unsafe or unsanitary building)); or - 26 - (6) the Illinois Uniform Conviction Information Act…”
Madison v. The City of Chicago, 2017 IL App (1st) 160195. “65 ILCS 5/1-4-7 (West 2010). The trial court here rejected Ms.”
City of Geneso v. Pyrotem Props., LLC, 2022 IL App (4th) 220206-U. “65 ILCS 5/1-4-7 (West 2018). Section 1-4-7 expressly provides municipalities are liable for injuries resulting from “actionable wrong[s]” even when the destruction “is pursuant to valid statutes”: “The municipality shall be liable for any injury occasioned by actionable wrong to…”
Delyer v. Vill. of Arlington Heights, 2025 IL App (1st) 242292-U. · cites it 2× “1-10-30, 65 ILCS 5/1-4-6, and 65 ILCS 5/1-4-7 I am requesting copies of Officer Piotr Gacek oath and bond.”
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