Appellate Court of Illinois February 7, 2002, 5-99-0567 (Department of Transportation v. Drury Displays, Inc.)

JUSTICE WELCH

delivered the opinion of the court:

This case involves the extent of a taking in condemnation and the nature of compensation. The ultimate issue on appeal is whether the plaintiff, the Illinois Department of Transportation (the Department), an agency of the State, took the defendants’ outdoor advertising signs in addition to the defendants’ leasehold interests, to be used in a road