Case law

Stricklin v. Annunzio

413 Ill. 324 · Illinois Supreme Court · Nov 20, 1952

physically qualified within the meaning of the act. … There, various applicants had applied for work at several establishments over a period of time as in the case before us.

Town of Libertyville v. First National Bank of Lake Forest

133 Ill. 2d 356 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 17, 1990

It is well established that the legislature may define terms within a statute in any reasonable manner. (Commonwealth Edison Co. v. Property Tax Appeal Board (1984), 102 Ill. 2d 443, 457 .) … The two adjoining tracts targeted for acquisition by plaintiff, which when combined total 108 acres, may be immune from condemnation under the agricultural use exemption found in section 4.02 of the Act. (See Ill. Rev.

Orr v. Yates

209 Ill. 222 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 20, 1904

In other words, the construction adopted by the learned chancellor and contended for by counsel for complainants below renders nugatory all the qualifying language of the will and defeats the clearly expressed purpose of … A title in fee simple determinable is, in a qualified sense, a fee simple title, and where, as here, the language is followed by a clearly expressed qualification, it must be held that the testator used the first words in

United Cities Gas Co. v. Illinois Commerce Commission

48 Ill. 2d 36 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 16, 1971

that such orders are arbitrary or are unreasonable or directly contravene some established rule of law. … However, we consider that the record clearly shows that the findings of the Commission are supportable.

Holbrook v. Debo

99 Ill. 372 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 20, 1881

For the purpose of establishing an outstanding title in one Ward B. Burnett, the defendant introduced in evidence the record of a deed from Theron D. … Clearly not. The parties did not suppose that they were dealing with the title, and it Avas not that which was bought or sold, in the understanding of the parties.

People v. Todd

59 Ill. 2d 534 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 21, 1975

The statute most clearly states that “evidence based upon” a chemical analysis “shall not be admitted” unless consent to the test was given. … And the more so since the test likewise may establish innocence, thus affording protection against the treachery of judgment based on one or more of the senses.

Caveney v. Bower

Illinois Supreme Court · May 8, 2003

For purposes of section 201(k), “qualifying expenditures” are defined as “the qualifying expenditures as defined for the federal credit for increasing research activities which would be allowable under Section 41 of the Internal … Clearly, the 1999 amendment to section 201(k) is a substantive change in the law, as it establishes an income tax credit for S corporation shareholders that previously did not exist.

People v. Muhammad

2025 IL 130470 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jul 10, 2025

immunities for judges and grand jurors when acting within the scope of their duties. … However, the fact that prosecutorial immunity is based upon the same considerations as judicial immunity does not mean a prosecutor should be considered a judge for purposes of determining conflicts of interest

Carver v. Sheriff of La Salle County

203 Ill. 2d 497 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 6, 2003

own policies, but they lack authority to levy taxes or establish their own budgets. … The plain language of section 9 — 102 clearly expresses the legislature’s intent that this statutory provision is to apply equally to judgments or settlements.

Frantz v. Fleitz

85 Ill. 362 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 15, 1877

The 22d section provides for an election of a judge and clerk by vote of the people, and that when the judge and clerk shall be' duly elected, qualified and commissioned, such court shall be deemed organized and established … The general law was passed, the new city court established under section 21, and the judge and clerk elected, commissioned and qualified under section 22, prior to the appointment by the Governor of Joseph B.

Clinefelter v. Ayers

16 Ill. 329 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 15, 1855

Evidence of neglect to qualify, or assume the duties of executor, will not satisfy this statute, and this was very clearly so understood, when it was added by statute in New York, to the refusal of the English act. 2 Rev. … This had been clearly intimated as the rule in commonwealth use. Huston et al. v. Mateor et al., 16 Serg. and Raw. R. 418.

Board of Education v. A, C and S, Inc.

131 Ill. 2d 428 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 25, 1989

Contrary to the defendants’ assertion, the governmental body need not be asserting an interest affecting everyone in the State in order for it to qualify as a public right. … The defendant next argues that regardless of any common law immunity the products liability statute of limitations clearly bars an untimely action by a governmental entity. In Clare v.

Moy v. County of Cook

159 Ill. 2d 519 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jul 28, 1994

The complaint clearly alleges the county’s liability based upon the conduct of its employees. … Clearly, the sheriffs statutory duties with respect to the Cook County jail are independent of and unalterable by any governing body.

People ex rel. Curry v. Decatur Park District

27 Ill. 2d 434 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 25, 1963

Appellants argue that the district had the burden of establishing the validity of its claim for exemption and hence the burden of establishing the validity of the statute in question. … The cases cited by appellants are clearly distinguishable from the instant case, for in each of them the statute in question required the owner to establish exemption on the basis of use. (City of Mattoon v.

The People v. Hartgraves

31 Ill. 2d 375 · Illinois Supreme Court · Nov 23, 1964

On this appeal, however, defendant strenuously argues that the voluntariness of his confession was vitiated by a promise of lenience or immunity, citing People v. Martorano, 359 Ill- 258. … The trial court properly held that the confessions given by the defendant were voluntary and the evidence presented at the trial in this case clearly established defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

Coyne Electrical School v. Paschen

12 Ill. 2d 387 · Illinois Supreme Court · Nov 20, 1957

The facts clearly show the predecessor corporation was strictly a business enterprise conducted with a view to pecuniary gain and that its profits and destinies were under the control of B. W. … As opposed to the uncertainty of plaintiff’s charitable activities, it appears clearly and conclusively that plaintiff’s operation has remained the same whether for profit or not for profit.

Cahokia Unit School District No. 187 v. Pritzker

451 Ill. Dec. 646 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 21, 2021

While the recent legislative changes established by the Evidence-Based Funding for Student Success Act (Funding Act) (Pub. Act 100- 465 (eff. … High-poverty schools consistently lack sufficient resources, parental involvement, and peer group support for educational achievement; they also often have deteriorating physical plants, less qualified

The People v. Lattimore

362 Ill. 206 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 19, 1935

By section 26 of that article the criminal court of Cook county was established and its jurisdiction defined. … The section granting the discretion to the juvenile court clearly refers to a case where a child capable, under the law, of committing a criminal offense is named in the petition and his or her status is the subject of the

Pickering v. Board of Education of Township High School District 205

36 Ill. 2d 568 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 19, 1967

Finally, in my opinion the board’s charges were not established by the evidence. … But they are public officials engaged in the conduct of public business and they cannot be immunized from criticism, even by teachers.

People v. Niles

300 Ill. 458 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 22, 1921

An accused’s immunity from punishment for crime must not be made to depend upon the accomplishment of his acquittal in one prosecution by committing the crime for which he claims immunity. … It must be kept in mind that the accused is being prosecuted for perjury and that only such evidence as tends to establish the perjury should be admitted.