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  • Western Electric Co. v. Industrial Commission

    285 Ill. 279 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 21, 1918

    The arbitrator awarded compensation to the administratrix, and an appeal was taken to the Industrial Board, where additional evidence was heard. The Industrial Board rendered a written decision awarding compensation. … In maintaining this position it cites and relies upon Munn v. Industrial Board, 274 Ill. 70 . In that case there was no agreed statement of facts or stenographic report of the evidence in the record.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Vennum v. Village of Milford

    202 Ill. 423 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 24, 1903

    Trah v. Village of Grant Park, 192 Ill. 351 . … (Trah v. Village of Grant Park, supra; Whaples v. City of Waukegan, 179 Ill. 810 .)

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • City of Chicago v. City of Chicago

    207 Ill. 37 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 16, 1903

    (People v. City of Chicago, 124 Ill. 636 ; In re Swigert, 119 id. 83.) In the case of People v. … See Canal Trustees v. City of Chicago, 12 Ill. 403 ; Higgins v. City of Chicago, 18 id. 276; County of McLean v. City of Bloomington, 106 id. 209; County of Adams v. City of Quincy, 130 id. 566.

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Polich v. Chicago School Finance Authority

    79 Ill. 2d 188 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 11, 1980

    Cronin v. Lindberg (1976), 66 Ill. 2d 47, 56 ; Board of Education v. Bakalis (1973), 54 Ill. 2d 448, 467 . … Board of Education v. Page, 33 Ill. 2d 372 ; People ex rel. Daesch v. Mayor of Belleville, 22 Ill. 2d 226 .”

    Cited 22 timesPublished
  • People Ex Rel. Hanrahan v. Beck

    54 Ill. 2d 561 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 4, 1973

    with a statute enacted prior to the adoption of the 1970 constitution unless otherwise limited by legislative action (see generally City of Evanston v. … County of Cook, 53 Ill.2d 312, 319 ; Kanellos v. County of Cook, 53 Ill. 2d 161, 166 ) or a positive constitutional restriction.

    Cited 28 timesPublished
  • Gage v. City of Chicago

    196 Ill. 512 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 16, 1902

    (Gage v. City of Chicago, 192 Ill. 586 ; Same v. Same, 198 id. 108.) … Under the authority of Kerfoot v. City of Chicago, 195 Ill. 229 , and Gage v.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • In Re Johnson

    133 Ill. 2d 516 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 21, 1989

    (See Duer & Taylor v. Blanchard, Walker, O’Quin & Roberts (La. 1978), 354 So. 2d 192 ; Brauns v. Housden (1938), 195 Wash. 140 , 79 P.2d 981 ; Bailey v. Griggs (1935), 174 Okla. 90 , 49 P.2d 695 ; Harris v. … (Huston v. Newgass (1908), 234 Ill. 285, 290 ; Ryhiner v. Feickert (1879), 92 Ill. 305, 311 . See also Link v. First National Bank (1942), 312 Ill. App. 502, 509 ; Grosberg v.

    Cited 29 timesPublished
  • Nowak v. City of Country Club Hills

    354 Ill. Dec. 825 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 1, 2011

    Anderson v. Board of Education of School District No. 91, 390 Ill. 412, 422 (1945). … See also Gloss v. Board of Trustees, Firemen’s Pension Fund, 132 Ill.

    Cited 124 timesPublished
  • Harding v. Rockford, Rock Island & St. Louis Railroad

    65 Ill. 90 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 15, 1872

    These principles have been so elaborately discussed and fully settled by this court that we need only to refer to some of the eases: The People v. Tazewell County, 22 Ill. 147 ; Fulton County v. … The Mississippi and Wabash Railroad Co. 21 Ill. 373 ; Supervisors of Schuyler County v. The People, 25 Ill. 181 ; Supervisors of Hancock County v. Clark, 27 ib. 305; Marshall County v. Cook, 38 ib. 44; Wiley v.

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Snyder v. Griswold

    37 Ill. 216 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1865

    The express covenant to pay the money, as contained in the defeasance, cannot be destroyed by the parol evidence of Brown. … In Fanning v. Dunham, 5 Johns. Ch.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • People Ex Rel. Wangelin v. St. Louis Bridge Co.

    357 Ill. 245 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 20, 1934

    (Pacific Hotel Co. v. Lieb, 83 Ill. 602 ; People v. Wiggins Perry Co. supra.) … People v. Illinois Central Railroad Co. 355 Ill. 605 ; First Nat. Bank v. Holmes, 246 id. 362 ; People’s Gas Light and Coke Co. v. Stuckart, supra; Mobile and Ohio Railroad Co. v. Schnipper, supra.

    Cited 15 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 v. Mata

    Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 23, 2006

    Rissley, 206 Ill. 2d 403 (2003); People v. Brown, 204 Ill. 2d 422 (2002); People v. Ceja, 204 Ill. 2d 332 (2003); People v. Miller, 203 Ill. 2d 433 (2002); People v. Lucas, 203 Ill. 2d 410 (2002). … Graham, 206 Ill. 2d 465 (2003); People v. Rissley, 206 Ill. 2d 403 (2003); People v. Brown, 204 Ill. 2d 422 (2002); People v. Ceja, 204 Ill. 2d 332 (2003); People v. Miller, 203 Ill. 2d 433 (2002); People v.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Reichwald v. Commercial Hotel Co.

    106 Ill. 439 · Illinois Supreme Court · May 10, 1883

    Wood v. Whelen, 93 Ill. 153 ; Railroad Co. v. Sage, 65 id. 332. And see Low v. Railroad Co. 46 N. H. 284. … Bellows v. Todd, 39 Iowa, 209 ; Galveston Railroad v. Cowdrey, 11 Wall. 476 ; Arms v. Conant, 36 Vt. 745 ; Miller v. Ewer, 27 Me. 517 ; Ohio and Mississippi R. R. v. McPherson, 35 Mo. 13 .

    Cited 39 timesPublished
  • Bernstein v. Brothman

    275 Ill. 290 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 24, 1916

    The decision of the Industrial Board was rendered on September 2, 1915. … Fitt v. Central Illinois Public Service Co. 273 Ill. 617 . The circuit court properly entered judgment on the award, and this judgment is affirmed. Judgment affirmed.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • People ex rel. Eicholtz v. Stewart

    306 Ill. 470 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 21, 1923

    It seems clear from the record that the public has permitted the board of education to exercise powers in which the people at large were concerned, with full knowledge of everything that was being done. … (Trustees of Schools v. School Directors, 88 Ill. 100 ; People v. Schnepp, 179 id. 305; People v. Jackson, 305 id. 385.) The court erred in proceeding to judgment. The judgment of the circuit court is reversed.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Union Strawboard Co. v. Bonfield

    193 Ill. 420 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 18, 1901

    (Linn v. Sigsbee, 67 Ill. 75 ; Hursen v. Gavin, 162 id. 377.) … As we said in Lanzit v. Sefton Manf.

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Village of Hinsdale v. Chicago City Missionary Society

    375 Ill. 220 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 16, 1940

    (Board of Education v. City of Rockford, 372 Ill. 442 ; Maguire v. City of Macomb, 293 id. 441.) … (Board of Education v. City of Rockford, supra; Rockford Trust Co. v. Moon, 370 Ill. 250 .)

    Cited 36 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

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