Passco Mellody Farm DST Trust v. Holly Kim, et al., IL App 240329 (2nd Dist. 2025), was recently decided by an Illinois Appellate Court. A link to the full opinion can be found here. In this case, the Plaintiff property
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Megan M. Olson focuses her practice on serving cities, villages, townships, library districts, road districts, park districts and other local government entities. In addition to providing general counsel, she provides guidance on establishing and drafting new ordinances and policies, contract negotiations,…