Case law

East St. Louis Federation of Teachers, Local 1220 v. East St. Louis School District No. 189 Financial Oversight Panel

178 Ill. 2d 399 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 17, 1997

Section 1B — 20 clearly identifies the nature of the discipline and the parties to be disciplined. … We find no need to discuss any longer a clearly unsupported argument, and we reject it. See 134 Ill. 2d R. 341(e)(7).

Doss v. Bunyan

262 Ill. 101 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 21, 1914

In order to constitute a dedication, at common law, of lands for a public street, it must be made to clearly and unequivocally appear that the land owner intended to donate his land to the public for a public street and that … the authorities as a public road, was claimed to be erroneous because it was not qualified by a statement that such use must be adverse, exclusive, continuous and under claim of right, but it was held that inasmuch as the

AFM Messenger Service, Inc. v. Department of Employment Security

198 Ill. 2d 380 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 20, 2001

rule of law as applied to the established facts is or is not violated.” … Thus, a driver’s “business” was not established “independently” of AFM.

In re Commitment of Fields

2014 IL 115542 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 27, 2014

According to respondent, because he “was under the requisite age to qualify for a diagnosis of pedophilia” at the time of the 2000 offense, the State failed to establish that he has a mental disorder. … Unspoken but clearly implied here is that the dispositional hearing was already in progress.

Illinois Central Railroad v. County of McLean

17 Ill. 291 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1855

Pennsylvania and Massachusetts hold railways exempt from taxation, upon the ground that they are public works, established by public authority, like canals, turnpikes and highways. Inhabitants of Worcester v. … The case before us is not an exemption or immunity from the payment of taxes.

Village of Winfield v. Illinois State Labor Relations Board

176 Ill. 2d 54 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 20, 1997

as the library establishment election. 75 ILCS 5/4 — 3 (West 1992). … The Act clearly contemplates that the library board will determine its own budget.

Inland Rubber Co. v. Industrial Commission

309 Ill. 43 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 20, 1923

This contention is clearly unsound. The dates of these occasional absences were not fixed by plaintiff in error. … There was clearly no “return” to employment as contemplated by the act. American Glyco Metal Co. v. Industrial Com. 306 Ill. 421 ; Swift & Co. v. Industrial Com. 299 id. 587.

People v. Yates

98 Ill. 2d 502 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 25, 1983

Officer Herman Kluth, also qualified as an expert in fingerprint analysis, corroborated Officer Patterson’s findings. … Statements suggesting or inducing it to do so are clearly improper and prejudicial. People v. Black, 317 Ill. 603 .”

Land Commissioners of Commons of Kaskaskia v. President & Trustees of Commons of Kaskaskia

249 Ill. 578 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 19, 1911

Clearly, the individual members of this community are not deprived of any property right by the act under consideration. … To establish a school and provide the necessary funds for its support is one thing; its management or conduct, when established and supported, another and quite different thing.”

Spiegel's House Furnishing Co. v. Industrial Commission

288 Ill. 422 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 18, 1919

Industrial Board, supra, but we think that the above holdings in that case state the law as it should be, except so far as it is qualified by the above clause in quotation marks. … have furnished the sole evidence to establish liability.

Klafter v. State Board of Examiners

259 Ill. 15 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 18, 1913

Orderly proceedings according to established rules which do not violate fundamental right must be observed, but there is no vested right in any particular remedy or form of proceeding. … These words clearly imply that the license shall not be revoked for trivial causes.

Richards v. Board of Education of Township High School District No. 201

21 Ill. 2d 104 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 1, 1960

Clearly, the fact that plaintiff possesses the training which entitles him to a life certificate is irrelevant to the prerogative of the defendant to pay him in accordance with his value to the school system. … Here, the, definition of professional growth set forth in section 21 — 15, being a part of the Code and general in nature, forestalled the necessity of the legislature repeating itself in section 22 — 5 and establishes sufficient

People v. Wills

71 Ill. 2d 138 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 23, 1978

On May 16, 1974, Casper, under a grant of immunity, detailed what had happened for the grand jury. … and succeeded them. “ ‘A charge of perjury may not be sustained by the device of lifting a statement of the accused out of its immediate context *** thus giving it a meaning wholly different than that which its context clearly

People Ex Rel. Stamos v. Public Building Commission

40 Ill. 2d 164 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 21, 1968

The General Assembly cannot properly determine the local governmental requirements of 102 counties, 102 county seats, and other qualifying municipalities in the State. … Consequently, the Board properly qualifies as a municipal corporation having taxing powers under section 18 of the Public Building Commission Act.

The PEOPLE v. Sullivan

46 Ill. 2d 399 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 7, 1970

But the circumstances here do not reasonably establish intent to use the hunting knives against another. … He may not, in my opinion, continue, with immunity from further penalty, to do the very things which caused his arrest in the first place.

Scown v. Czarnecki

264 Ill. 305 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 16, 1914

Was it meant that only those who' are qualified to vote for so-called constitutional offices were to be thus protected? … In my opinion the legislature clearly exceeded it's authority in the passage of the act in question, and the decree of the superior court should be reversed.-

People v. Schwartz

64 Ill. 2d 275 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 1, 1976

The provision merely establishes that an attorney may not act as a paid intermediary or placement agent for a party desiring to buy or sell a child. … As such, the statute treats an attorney in the same manner as any other individual who does not qualify for the exemption contained in section 12 — 1.

Chicago Park District v. Lyons

39 Ill. 2d 584 · Illinois Supreme Court · May 29, 1968

And, if defendant’s actions are constitutionally immunized from proscription, other similar distributions will be similarly protected. … Under such conditions it seems to us clearly foreseeable that some pamphlets would be dislodged and blown to the ground.

Grennan v. Sheldon

401 Ill. 351 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 24, 1948

order, on motions previously filed by original petitioners, finding (1) that all petitions other than those of the original petitioners were not filed in apt time, (2) that none of them contained the required number of qualified … Clearly the act could not stand in the absence of those two paragraphs, which prescribe requirements for the establishment of organized hospital authorities.

Bolnick v. Industrial Commission

81 Ill. 2d 22 · Illinois Supreme Court · May 22, 1980

Prior decisions of this court have, however, adopted the “dual capacity” doctrine as to corporate executives and clearly establish that one who is sole stockholder, president and director of a corporation may still be considered … It is far more logical and consistent with the purpose of the Workmen’s Compensation Act to compute his compensation for the injury on the basis of the employment which qualified him for coverage under the Act, without which