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  • Illinois Central Railroad v. Illinois Commerce Commission

    411 Ill. 526 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 20, 1952

    In the case of Wabash Railroad Co. v. … In Wabash Railway Co. v.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Trustees of Schools v. Sherman Heights Corp.

    20 Ill. 2d 357 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 31, 1960

    Stanczak, 6 Ill.2d 594 ; County Board of School Trustees v. Batchelder, 7 Ill.2d 178 ,) but where the resolution of the governing body makes a finding of necessity, a prima facie case is made. (Forest Preserve Dist. v. … County Board of School Trustees v. Batchelder, 7 Ill.2d 178 ; Dept. of Public Works and Buildings v. Lewis, 411 Ill. 242 . There is no evidence in this record to show an abuse of power by the board of education.

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • People Ex Rel. Hansen v. Phelan

    158 Ill. 2d 445 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 24, 1994

    Prather v. Miller (1928), 331 Ill. 395, 399 .) … Lindsey v. Board of Education of Community Unit School District No. 4 (1954), 3 Ill. 2d 159, 166-67 .)

    Cited 19 timesPublished
  • People Ex Rel. Wangelin v. Wiggins Ferry Co.

    357 Ill. 173 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 20, 1934

    People’s Gas Light and Coke Co. v. Stuckart, 286 Ill. 164 ; Bistor v. McDonough, 348 id. 624; People v. Orvis, 301 id. 350; Greene v. Louisville and Interurban Railroad Co. 244 U. … People’s Gas Light and Coke Co. v. Stuckart, supra; People v. Orvis, supra; Bureau County v. Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Co. 44 Ill. 229 ; Sioux City Bridge Co. v.

    Cited 23 timesPublished
  • Lucas v. Lakin

    175 Ill. 2d 166 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 30, 1997

    The circuit court based its judgment on two appellate court decisions, Bass v. Hamblet, 266 Ill. App. 3d 1110 (1st Dist. 1994), and Whelan v. County Officers’ Electoral Board, 256 Ill. App. 3d 555 (2d Dist. 1994). … Lakin notes that section 3 — 1.2 codified a 1983 appellate court decision, Greene v. Board of Election Commissioners, 112 Ill. App. 3d 862 (1983).

    Cited 157 timesPublished
  • In Re Winthrop

    219 Ill. 2d 526 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 23, 2006

    Abrahamson v. Illinois Department of Professional Regulation, 153 Ill. 2d 76, 88 (1992). … Attorney General v. Beattie, 137 Ill. 553, 574 (1891).

    Cited 26 timesPublished
  • People Ex Rel. Toman v. Granada Apartment Hotel Corp.

    381 Ill. 41 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 25, 1942

    (Berman v. Board of Education, 360 Ill. 535 .) Since refunding does not change the legal status of a bond issue (Kocsis v. … In Dimond v.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Seeking to Incorporate Liberty Lakes v. Village of Lindenhurst

    119 Ill. 2d 179 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 21, 1987

    Landwer v. Village of North Barrington (1968), 94 Ill. App. 2d 265, 272 .) … County of Du Page v. Lowe (1967), 36 Ill. 2d 372 .)

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Sprinkle v. County of Cass

    340 Ill. 382 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 20, 1930

    (City of Decatur v. Vermillion, 77 Ill. 315 ; Bruner v. Madison County, 111 id. 11; May v. City of Chicago, 222 id. 595; Gathemann v. City of Chicago, 263 id. 292; 1 Dillon on Mun. … (City of Decatur v. Vermillion, supra). In the absence of a provision for compensation, the law deems such services to have been performed gratuitously.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • People v. Lockett

    82 Ill. 2d 546 · Illinois Supreme Court · Nov 18, 1980

    People v. Handley (1972), 51 Ill. 2d 229, 235 ; People v. Joyner (1972), 50 Ill. 2d 302, 306 ; People v. Canada (1962), 26 Ill. 2d 491, 491-92 ; People v. Papas (1942), 381 Ill. 90, 94 ; People v. … In People v.

    Cited 136 timesPublished
  • Chicago Ass'n of Commerce & Industry v. Regional Transportation Authority

    86 Ill. 2d 179 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 30, 1981

    (Ickes v. Board of Supervisors (1953), 415 Ill. 557, 563 , quoting People ex rel. Walsh v. Board of Commissioners (1947), 397 Ill. 293, 305 .) … Walsh v. Board of Commissioners (1947), 397 Ill. 293, 305 . As shown above, the Act clearly vests the board with discretion in providing for public transportation.

    Cited 28 timesPublished
  • People Ex Rel. Goodman v. Wabash Railroad

    395 Ill. 520 · Illinois Supreme Court · Nov 20, 1946

    (McClaughry v. Board of Supervisors, 46 Ill. 356 ; County of Knox v. Arms, 22 Ill. 175 .) … Under this section it is the duty of the county board to maintain a courthouse. (People ex rel. Gamber v. Board of Supervisors, 294 Ill. 579 ; County of Mercer v. Wolff, 237 Ill. 74 .) This duty is mandatory.

    Cited 20 timesPublished
  • Mechanics' & Traders' Savings v. People ex rel. Auditor of Public Accounts

    184 Ill. 129 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 19, 1900

    This included the president, secretary and board of directors. The new board of directors assumed the duties of their office and the old board and officers never acted as such afterward. … (Chiniquy v. People, 78 Ill. 570 ; Pearson v. Zehr, 125 id. 573 ; Board of Supervisors v. Comrs. of Highways, 164 id. 574 .)

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • The PEOPLE v. Durso

    40 Ill. 2d 242 · Illinois Supreme Court · May 29, 1968

    (People v. Neiman, 30 Ill.2d 393 ; People v. Wolff, 19 Ill.2d 318 .) … (People v. Hampton, 24 Ill.2d 558 ; People v. Tauthorey, 404 Ill. 520 .)

    Cited 62 timesPublished
  • Eddy v. People ex rel. Welter

    218 Ill. 611 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 20, 1905

    judicial powers, and that their finding, when made, was binding upon all the world and upon the board of trustees, unless the action of the board was subsequently set aside by said board of trustees, and that said board of … In United States v.

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • Collins v. Collins

    14 Ill. 2d 178 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 20, 1958

    (Brown v. Berry, 47 Ill. 175, 177 .) To invalidate the decree the court disregards the positive averment, and relies on the equivocal one that contradicts it. I think that the equivocal one should be disregarded. … In Blackwell v. The Board of Justices, [Ind.] 2 Blackf. 143 , it is held that a statement of a date under a videlicit, which is inconsistent with a preceding averment, must be rejected. See also, Vail v.

    Cited 55 timesPublished
  • American National Bank v. Woolard

    342 Ill. 148 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 18, 1930

    Radke , 51 N.D. 246 , 199 N.W. 930 ; Piner v. Brittain , 165 N.C. 401 , 81 S.E. 462 ; Gleason v. Brown , 129 Wn. 196 , 224 P. 930 ; Kemppainen v. Suomi Temperance Society , 275 Pac. (Ore.) 680; Walker Bros. Bankers v. … In Drake v.

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • St. Hedwig's Industrial School for Girls v. County of Cook

    289 Ill. 432 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 27, 1919

    In People v. … (County of Coles v. Goehring, 209 Ill. 142 .) Failure of the board to do its duty cannot deprive appellees of their action. (County of Perry v. City of DuQuoin, 99 Ill. 479 .)

    Cited 20 timesPublished
  • People ex rel. James v. Illinois Central Railroad

    314 Ill. 373 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 16, 1924

    Section 56 provides that at the regular meeting to be held on the first Tuesday in September the board of highway commissioners in each town or road district shall annually determine and certify to the board of supervisors … In interpreting this section prior to July 1, 1923, this court held in People v. Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Co. 306 Ill. 402 , People v. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Spaulding School District No. 58 v. Waukegan City School District No. 61

    18 Ill. 2d 351 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 22, 1960

    Hoyne v. … In City of Waukegan v.

    Cited 11 timesPublished

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