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  • Oral argument — In re Marriage of Corwell

    Oral argument · Oral argument · Jan 23, 2013

    They were married for a long period of time. … He's never going to be responsible for paying this money, period.

    47 min of audio
  • Oral argument — Board of Education v. IL Educational Labor Board

    Oral argument · Oral argument · Dec 4, 2013

    The first is that this court has a clean slate to protect the student records, confidentiality of student records here, because the standard of review is novel. … You have a 14-day notice period. If you'd like to put a rebuttal in there, we'll send that right along, too. That's something we would have been willing to consider.

    41 min of audio
  • Oral argument — Harris v. Adame

    Oral argument · Oral argument · Aug 19, 2014

    Well, because Arthur conveyed as fee simple absolute under the Conveyances Act, and that's the key, because the Conveyances Act provides that when you convey by warranty deed, it's fee simple absolute, … The probate act is really clear that as far as Arnold's concerned, Arnold had no capacity to execute the deed. That's clear under the probate act.

    40 min of audio
  • Oral argument — Hawkins v. The Workers' Compensation Commission

    Oral argument · Oral argument · Jun 15, 2010

    Just drawn out of the air. No response. … Just a couple of comments, Your Honors. In common language, you addressed his public policy purposes of the act analysis that he says militates against your position.

    21 min of audio
  • Oral argument — TWL Enterprises v. Freda

    Oral argument · Oral argument · Jan 28, 2010

    Now, one of the cases that we cite, the Edward Lumber case, reminds me of my days as a young lawyer in the early 70s, mid-70s, a period before Judge Bulla in the motion court. … And Judge Bulla stated, as our Supreme Court has stated, that the Mechanics Leaning Act is an act that must be liberally construed to provide a remedy. It's a remedial act.

    36 min of audio
  • Oral argument — Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. Illinois Workers' Compensation Comm'n

    Oral argument · Oral argument · May 19, 2026

    The other case, absolute cleaning, was a clear issue of dispute. He said, she said. The issue was whether Dr. … It still comes down, two separate sections of the act.

    41 min of audio
  • Oral argument — People v. McKinney

    Oral argument · Oral argument · Jan 20, 2010

    My client, I got to understand, denied committing these acts. … If you have a couple of brief closing comments, go ahead. No, Judge, I believe I covered it. All right, well, thank you.

    38 min of audio
  • Oral argument — In the Matter of Rita P.

    Oral argument · Oral argument · Jan 30, 2013

    Because what happened in the Madison H case, it was a dependency proceeding under the Juvenile Court Act. … So in Madison H, it was a dependency proceeding under the Juvenile Court Act.

    45 min of audio
  • Oral argument — People v. Collins

    Oral argument · Oral argument · Jun 30, 2020

    Do any of these cases make comments on the severity of the crack? They do not. Not a single case describes what the crack was, only that the crack existed. … The state attempts to distinguish it on the basis of that air freshener, but it really makes no difference. The inquiry is the same.

    48 min of audio
  • Oral argument — People v. Winkler

    Oral argument · Oral argument · Oct 19, 2016

    Your Honor, I would ask that it be reviewed under a plein air doctrine, number one, in light of the defense counsel's awareness of the double enhancement principle. … What was charged in the Bill of Information was, on the predatory count, was that an act of sexual penetration occurred.

    30 min of audio
  • Oral argument — Mucha v. Board of Fire and Police Commissioners of the Village of Oak Brook

    Oral argument · Oral argument · May 11, 2011

    Who takes the extraordinary step of coming clean as the Linda Lucinda, but then taking the Fifth Amendment, which is his right, as to a number of other things. … And depending on its actual allegations, the chief commenting on what's actually there accurately wouldn't necessarily be a problem.

    46 min of audio
  • Oral argument — Stearns v. Stearns

    Oral argument · Oral argument · Nov 10, 2011

    This matter arose as a petition for educational expenses under Section 513 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. … This is a clean record as far as that goes. And the facts are not in dispute.

    35 min of audio
  • Oral argument — People v. Rowland

    Oral argument · Oral argument · Mar 11, 2026

    occurred daily, nightly, so much so that there was crying out, so much so that the defendant allegedly told her to be quiet, so much so that there was blood dripping on the floor that this child had to clean … What we did under the Mental Health and Disabilities Confidentiality Act is the PAC, is that we understand that there is the confidentiality of mental health records.

    41 min of audio
  • Oral argument — People v. Wright

    Oral argument · Oral argument · Jun 5, 2025

    Every single guilty verdict in this case is up in the air. So that remedy would cure all the problems in this case. … Comments in passing cannot be used to say an argument was raised. Even if we do look at the counts, there's different elements that are required for count four versus count six and seven.

    26 min of audio
  • Oral argument — Berlant v. Goldstein, Faith & Matthew

    Oral argument · Oral argument · Sep 29, 2016

    And in that case, the attorney, in that case, in that case, there was a defense attorney who was bringing a defamation act. … Because if the principal directly tells the employee, don't do this specific act, and the employee specifically does do that act, that suggests you can't follow directions, that she's insubordinate.

    53 min of audio
  • Oral argument — People v. Morse

    Oral argument · Oral argument · Dec 1, 2015

    This defendant, again, could have gone to bench trial in front of this judge with a clean slate and, sure, you know. … Period. That happened. Okay, well, where's the unfairness then? Instead of prejudice, we'll talk about what was unfair about the ultimate conclusion.

    38 min of audio
  • Oral argument — Commonwealth Edison Co. v. Illinois Commerce Commission

    Oral argument · Oral argument · May 29, 2013

    Well, at 405 Illinois Act III, 395-96. … Your Honor, I think the counsel for comment has pointed out that he's relying on the Hartigan decision, the 148.1.2, Act 405, which the first sentence from the Supreme Court said, turning to the terms

    48 min of audio
  • Oral argument — People v. Moses

    Oral argument · Oral argument · Aug 16, 2022

    writing the warning ticket, he has the rental agreement in front of him and you can see him referring to the rental agreement as he's filling out the warning ticket in that five to 13 and a half minute period … suppress evidence because Captain Weeks did not improperly prolong the traffic stop, and because he articulated specific facts leading to his reasonable suspicion that predicated him conducting an open-air

    25 min of audio
  • Oral argument — Havana Amusement v. The Workers' Compensation Commission

    Oral argument · Oral argument · Sep 19, 2018

    Because she's, petitioner is testifying, this is something noted by the Commission, that she's not working at all during this time period. And yet, Ms. … So how did the Commission air them? What if they go off the rails in their decision? I don't believe the Commission did go off the rails. I mean, the arbitrator. I took the court.

    29 min of audio
  • Oral argument — People v. Wisner

    Oral argument · Oral argument · Mar 5, 2025

    And in order to find her guilty, you have to find that she shot a gun into the air or she slammed a door on someone's hand because she wasn't paying attention, that type of thing. … Now, as to the conscious disregard, pardon me, that was related to the January 7, 2020, comment.

    44 min of audio

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