(720 ILCS 5/37-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 37-2)
Sec. 37-2.
Enforcement of lien upon public nuisance.
Any building, used in the commission of an offense specified in Section
37-1 of this Act with the intentional, knowing, reckless or negligent
permission of the owner thereof, or the agent of the owner managing the
building, shall, together with the underlying real estate, all fixtures and
other property used to commit such an offense, be subject to a lien and may
be sold to pay any unsatisfied judgment that may be recovered and any
unsatisfied fine that may be levied under any Section of this Article and
to pay to any person not maintaining the nuisance his damages as a
consequence of the nuisance; provided, that the lien herein created shall
not affect the rights of any purchaser, mortgagee, judgment creditor or
other lien holder arising prior to the filing of a notice of such lien in
the office of the recorder of the county in which the real estate
subject to the lien is located, or in the office of the registrar of titles
of such county if that real estate is registered under "An Act concerning
land titles" approved May 1, 1897, as amended; which notice shall
definitely describe the real estate and property involved, the nature and
extent of the lien claimed, and the facts upon which the same is based. An
action to enforce such lien may be commenced in any circuit court by the
State's Attorney of the county of the nuisance or by the person suffering
damages or both, except that a person seeking to recover damages must
pursue his remedy within 6 months after the damages are sustained or his
cause of action becomes thereafter exclusively enforceable by the State's
Attorney of the county of the nuisance.
(Source: P.A. 83-358.)
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