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  • Woods v. Devin

    13 Ill. 746 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 15, 1852

    The Camden and Amboy Railroad v. Belknap, 21 Wend. 354 . His compensation for carrying the baggage is included in the fare of the passenger. The Orange County Bank v. Brown, 9 Wend. 85 ; Hawkins v. … In Cole v. Goodwin, 19 Wend. 251 , and Weed v.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • People Ex Rel. Atwell Printing & Binding Co. v. Board of Commissioners

    345 Ill. 172 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 18, 1931

    People v. Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Co. 300 Ill. 218 ; Dutton v. City of Aurora, 114 id. 138; McCormick v. People, 139 id. 499. … (McCormick v. People supra; People v. Town of Thornton, 186 Ill. 162 ; People v. McCann, 247 id. 130.)

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Wabash Railroad v. People ex rel. Cox

    214 Ill. 568 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 21, 1905

    Justice Cartwright delivered the opinion of the court: The question upon which this case turns was decided in the case of Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Co. v. People, 213 111'. 458. … A county tax at the rate of seventy-five cents on each $100 of the assessed value of the property of Brown county, as fixed by the board of review of said county, was extended against appellant’s property.

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  • Bd. of Educ., Joliet Tp. v. Bd. of Educ.

    231 Ill. 2d 184 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 17, 2008

    See Milliken v. Bradley, 418 U.S. 717, 744 , 41 L. Ed. 2d 1069, 1091 , 94 S. Ct. 3112, 3127 (1974). 2. Constitutional Principles One scholar has identified Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 , 98 L. … Brown v. Board of Education (Brown II), 349 U.S. 294, 299 , 99 L. Ed. 1083, 1105 , 75 S. Ct. 753, 756 (1955).

    Cited 38 timesPublished
  • People Ex Rel. Batman v. Illinois Central Railroad

    369 Ill. 432 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 13, 1938

    That case is based on the holdings in People v. Browne, 307 Ill. 162 , and People v. Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railway Co. 306 id. 402. In People v. … Browne it was held that under section 56 (par. 62, supra,) of the Road and Bridge act the consent of the board of town auditors to levy a tax in excess of the statutory limit may be obtained on the first Tuesday in September

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Corbett v. The County of Lake

    104 N.E.3d 389 · Illinois Supreme Court · Nov 30, 2017

    See Whelan v. County Officers’ Electoral Board, 256 Ill. App. 3d 555, 558 (1994). … Regional Board of School Trustees, 218 Ill. 2d 175, 185 (2006) (quoting Land v. Board of Education of the City of Chicago, 202 Ill. 2d 414, 422 (2002)).

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Cornell v. Board of Education for High School District No. 99

    366 Ill. 253 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 16, 1937

    neither argument nor authority to sustain the jurisdiction of this court to entertain this writ of error, and in their reply brief the only case cited, as an additional citation after the brief was printed, is Hallberg v. … In that case we referred to the rule laid down in Bagdonas v.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • People Ex Rel. Nelson v. Rockford Lodge No. 64

    348 Ill. 528 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 19, 1932

    The purposes of the Elks Lodge other than shown in the charter, Brown testified, were to promote charity, justice, brotherly love and good fellowship. … Board of Review , 198 id. 441; In re Walker , 200 id. 566; Supreme Lodge v. Board of Review , 223 id. 54; Congregational Publishing Society v. Board of Review , 290 id. 108; In re Allerton , 296 id. 340; People v.

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • Cook County Republican Party v. Illinois State Board of Elections

    Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 23, 2009

    Reinhardt v. Board of Education of Alton Community Unit School District No. 11, 61 Ill. 2d 101, 103 (1975). … Finally, we must define the standard for judicial review of the Board’s dismissals. An electoral board is viewed as an administrative agency. Cinkus v.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Mowry v. Board of Review of the Department of Labor

    411 Ill. 508 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 24, 1952

    The circuit court of Cook County reversed the decision of the Board of Review. This appeal followed. … Bartels v. Birmingham, 332 U.S. 126 , interpreted the Federal statute as it applied to circumstances strikingly similar to those here presented.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Seifert v. Standard Paving Co.

    64 Ill. 2d 109 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 20, 1976

    In City of Monmouth v. Pollution Control Board, 57 Ill. 2d 482 , the city had argued that it had a right to a trial by jury in proceedings before the Pollution Control Board. … City of Waukegan v. Pollution Control Board, 57 Ill. 2d 170, 174 ; Hill v. Relyea, 34 Ill. 2d 552, 557 ; Field v. People ex rel. McClernand, 3 Ill. (2 Scam.) 79, 83 .”

    Overruled on other grounds by Rossetti Contracting Co. v. Court of Claims, 109 Ill. 2d 72 (1985)Cited 44 timesPublished
  • People ex rel. Board of Education v. Collins

    34 Ill. 2d 349 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 25, 1966

    Community High School Dist. v. Hupe, 2 Ill.2d 434, 447 . … Barrett v. Anderson, 398 Ill. 480 , Du Bois v.

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  • Mann v. BOARD OF EDUCATION, NON-HIGH SCH. DIST. NO. 216

    406 Ill. 224 · Illinois Supreme Court · May 18, 1950

    406 Ill. 224 (1950) 92 N.E.2d 743 MANUEL MANN, Appellant, v. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF NON-HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 216, Appellee. No. 31475. Supreme Court of Illinois. … Bergan v.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Peters v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF RANTOUL TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL DIST.

    97 Ill. 2d 166 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 17, 1983

    Johnson v. Board of Education (1981), 85 Ill. 2d 338, 344 . … McLain v. Board of Education (1978), 66 Ill. App. 3d 1024, 1026-27 .

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • People Ex Rel. Preisel v. New York Central Railroad

    375 Ill. 574 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 18, 1941

    In People v. … (People v. New York Central Railroad Co. 314 Ill. 429 ; People v. Brown, 261 id. 73.) However, such amendments can not be allowed where they add matter which is essential as a basis for the levy of the tax. (People v.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Trustees of Schools v. Board of School Inspectors

    208 Ill. 73 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 17, 1904

    Reed v. … That case was followed by that of People ex rel. v.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • People ex rel. Denny v. Board of Review

    178 Ill. 348 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 16, 1899

    Chief Justice Carter announced the opinion of the court: Leave is asked to file a petition for mandamus against the board of review of Cook county, to compel that board to review the assessment of petitioner’s property for … Application was made to the board to review the assessment and the board declined to act. We held in the recent case of People ex rel. v.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • South Park Commissioners v. Chicago Real Estate Board

    177 Ill. 247 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 21, 1898

    Per Curiam: This case was before us at the April term, 1898, and is reported as Knopf v. Chicago Real (Estate Board, 173 Ill. 196 . … The tax involved in this case is the same tax as is referred to in the case of South Park Comrs. v. First Nat. Bank of Chicago, (ante, p. 234).

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  • People ex rel. Alpiner v. Board of Supervisors

    304 Ill. 517 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 21, 1922

    as members of said board on non-political tickets. … In People v.

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  • People v. Patterson

    52 Ill. 2d 421 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 2, 1972

    On cross-examination complainant testified that she had left her home and walked a lengthy distance to Chicago Avenue where she boarded a bus which she rode to Clark Street. … [People v. Reese, 34 Ill.2d 77, 80 ; People v. De Stefano, 23 Ill.2d 427, 431 .) While the testimony of one witness, if positive and credible, may sustain a conviction [People v.

    Cited 20 timesPublished

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