Scott R.M. Ealy, Attorney at Law

— BREAKING — — The Illinois Appellate Court at Mt. Vernon has upheld the July 2024 order of Judge Allan Lolie granting judgment in favor of the City of Effingham for a foreclosure sale of the Village Square Mall.

A link to the Appellate Court’s 16-page decision is attached at the bottom of this post.

Redevelopment of the mall by Square Southtown, an Effingham-based development group, had been put on hold by the long-pending appeal by Durga Property Holdings of Cincinnati, Ohio, of the local court’s 2024 order. Durga now has 30-days to appeal the Appellate Court's ruling or it and the court's original ruling become (finally) final.

https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/3076eb9b-34f3-4ca2-a54b-da2c73b1db89/City%20of%20Effingham%20IL%20v.%20Durga%20Property%20Holdings,%20Inc.%202026%20IL%20App%20(5th)%20241175-U.pdf