Hundreds of vacant lots owned by Suzie B. Wilson, Chicago's 'worst landowner,' remain unsold

CHICAGO (WLS) — A woman dubbed by Chicago as the city’s “worst landowner” is now selling her properties to make good on her debts.

However, years of neglect are making those properties hard to sell.

Suzie B. Wilson and her sister spent decades building a real estate empire, mostly in Chicago’s poorest areas.

The blighted properties accumulated $15 million in city fines for rat-related violations.

After Wilson filed for bankruptcy, Chicago signed off on a plan to sell the properties, hoping to bring millions of dollars to its coffers.

However, nobody wanted most of the properties, and those that sold went for a fraction of their estimated value.

That leaves the city without the money it anticipated, and homeowners still saddled with weed-strewn vacant lots with little prospect of a solution.

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Hundreds of vacant lots owned by Suzie B. Wilson, Chicago’s ‘worst landowner,’ remain unsold