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| | 581: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2018 August 2 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | At issue in this appeal is whether sections 2-109 and 2-201 of the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act (Act) (745 ILCS 10/2-109, 2-201 (West 2012)), apply to a citys failure to repair a sidewalk defect. | | | | Date Created: | 08-02-2018 | | | | Agency ID: | 122486 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000072009 Original UID: 189999 FIRST WORD: BARBARA | |
| 582: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2018 June 1 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Following a bench trial in the circuit court of Stephenson County, defendant Ricardo Vara was convicted of child pornography (720 ILCS 5/11-20.1(a)(6)(vii) (West 2012)). The circuit court sentenced defendant to serve a three-year term of imprisonment and imposed certain fines mandated by various statutory provisions. | | | | Date Created: | 06-01-2018 | | | | Agency ID: | 121823 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000072010 Original UID: 190000 FIRST WORD: THE | |
| 583: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2018 March 22 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The issue presented in this appeal, distilled to its essence, is whether jurors inability to unanimously agree upon whether a mitigating factor exists, for purposes of second degree murder, results in a finding of first degree murder, as charged, and as necessarily found by the jury in the required statutory progression. | | | | Date Created: | 03-22-2018 | | | | Agency ID: | 122081 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000072011 Original UID: 190001 FIRST WORD: THE | |
| 584: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2018 December 28 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | In this case, we must determine whether the purchaser of a newly constructed home may assert a claim for breach of an implied warranty of habitability against a subcontractor who took part in the construction of the home, where the subcontractor had no contractual relationship with the purchaser. | | | | Date Created: | 12-28-2018 | | | | Agency ID: | 122022 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000076295 Original UID: 191706 FIRST WORD: SIENNA | |
| 585: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2018 December 28 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | A jury convicted defendant Dennis Clark of the Class 2 felony delivery of a controlled substance (cocaine). | | | | Date Created: | 12-28-2018 | | | | Agency ID: | 122495 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000076296 Original UID: 191707 FIRST WORD: THE | |
| 586: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2018 December 28 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The defendant, Jorge Manzo Jr., was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver (720 ILCS 570/401(a)(2)(B) (West 2008)) and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon (720 ILCS 5/24-1.1(a) (West 2008)) following a search of his residence pursuant to warrant. | | | | Date Created: | 12-28-2018 | | | | Agency ID: | 122761 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000076297 Original UID: 191708 FIRST WORD: THE | |
| 587: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2018 December 28 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | In this case, we are asked to determine whether the special interrogatory that was given to the jury at trial was in proper form and whether the jurys answer to the special interrogatory was inconsistent with its general verdict in the plaintiffs favor. | | | | Date Created: | 12-28-2018 | | | | Agency ID: | 122974 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000076299 Original UID: 191710 FIRST WORD: ZACHARY | |
| 588: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2018 December 13 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Multiple statutes are, or could be, relevant to the disposition of this case. Quoting all, in their entirety, at the outset would not likely inure to a better understanding of their interrelationship without the context provided by cases. At this juncture, a summary of the content of the principal statutes will suffice. | | | | Date Created: | 12-13-2018 | | | | Agency ID: | 122378 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000076300 Original UID: 191711 FIRST WORD: THE | |
| 589: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2018 November 29 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | This case involves challenges to the applicability and constitutionality of Public Act 97-651 (eff. Jan. 5, 2012), which altered articles 8, 11, and 17 of the Illinois Pension Code (40 ILCS 5/arts. 8, 11, 17 (West 2012)). | | | | Date Created: | 11-29-2018 | | | | Agency ID: | 122793, 122822 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000076301 Original UID: 191712 FIRST WORD: ROCHELLE | |
| 590: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2018 November 29 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Defendant, Myron T. Lesley, pro se filed in the circuit court of La Salle County a postconviction petition under section 122-4 of the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) (725 ILCS 5/122-4 (West 2012)). The court advanced the petition and appointed counsel to represent defendant, and the State filed a motion to dismiss. | | | | Date Created: | 11-29-2018 | | | | Agency ID: | 122100 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000076302 Original UID: 191713 FIRST WORD: THE | |
| 591: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2018 November 29 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Defendant, Jordan Easton, pled guilty to aggravated unlawful possession of a stolen motor vehicle, unlawful possession of a stolen motor vehicle, and four counts of unlawful use of a credit card. | | | | Date Created: | 11-29-2018 | | | | Agency ID: | 122187 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000076303 Original UID: 191714 FIRST WORD: THE | |
| 592: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2018 November 29 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Defendant, Governor Bruce Rauner, terminated the appointment of plaintiff, Eric Gregg, to the Illinois Prisoner Review Board (IPRB or Board) pursuant to section 10 of article V of the Illinois Constitution (Ill. Const. 1970, art. V, 10). | | | | Date Created: | 11-29-2018 | | | | Agency ID: | 122802 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000076304 Original UID: 191715 FIRST WORD: ERIC | |
| 593: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2018 November 29 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Sarahi Vasquez Gonzalez, in her capacity as administrator of the estate of Rodolfo Chavez Lopez, also known as Juan Aguilar, brought this wrongful death and survival action in the circuit court of Cook County to recover damages from Union Health Service, Inc. | | | | Date Created: | 11-29-2018 | | | | Agency ID: | 123025 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000076305 Original UID: 191716 FIRST WORD: SARAHI | |
| 594: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2018 November 29 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | In Illinois, a plaintiff who voluntarily dismisses a claim has only one opportunity to refile that same claim. Whether two lawsuits assert the same claim does not depend solely on how the plaintiff titles the complaint, however. This issue sometimes requires a judicial determination. | | | | Date Created: | 11-29-2018 | | | | Agency ID: | 123038 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000076306 Original UID: 191717 FIRST WORD: FIRST | |
| 595: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2018 November 29 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | In this case, we consider whether a vicariously liable defendant has a right of contribution against another vicariously liable defendant when their common liability arises from the negligent conduct of the same agent. | | | | Date Created: | 11-29-2018 | | | | Agency ID: | 123132 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000076307 Original UID: 191718 FIRST WORD: SUSAN | |
| 596: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2018 November 29 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Teresa Mroczko was injured at work due to the alleged negligence of third parties. She filed a successful claim for workers compensation benefits but failed to file a timely personal injury action against the third-party tortfeasors. | | | | Date Created: | 11-29-2018 | | | | Agency ID: | 123220 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000076308 Original UID: 191719 FIRST WORD: A&R | |
| 597: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2018 October 18 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | When customers allege that their insurance company negligently sold them a deficient insurance policy, section 13-214.4 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Code) gives those customers a two-year deadline to file any lawsuits. | | | | Date Created: | 10-18-2018 | | | | Agency ID: | 122556 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000076309 Original UID: 191720 FIRST WORD: AMERICAN | |
| 598: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2018 October 18 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Alleging injuries caused by a defective product that was manufactured in China, the plaintiff, Martin Cassidy, filed a strict product liability action against China Vitamins, LLC (China Vitamins), a nonmanufacturer defendant. | | | | Date Created: | 10-18-2018 | | | | Agency ID: | 122873 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000076310 Original UID: 191721 FIRST WORD: MARTIN | |
| 599: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2018 October 18 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The defendant, Darien Harris, was convicted of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1) (West 2010)), attempted first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/8-4(a), 9-1(West 2010)), and aggravated battery with a firearm (720 ILCS 5/12-4.2(a)(1)(West 2010)) and sentenced to a mandatory minimum aggregate term of 76 years imprisonment. | | | | Date Created: | 10-18-2018 | | | | Agency ID: | 121932 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000076311 Original UID: 191722 FIRST WORD: THE | |
| 600: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2018 October 18 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | This appeal arises from an order of the circuit court of McLean County granting defendant Kirk Zimmerman's motion to seal his fourth and fifth motions in limine over the objection of intervenors the Pantagraph, WGLT FM, and the Illinois Press Association. | | | | Date Created: | 10-18-2018 | | | | Agency ID: | 122261 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000076312 Original UID: 191723 FIRST WORD: THE | |
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