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| | | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2010 October, 21 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | JUSTICE BURKE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Fitzgerald and Justices Thomas, Kilbride, Garman, and Karmeier concurred in the judgment and opinion. Justice Freeman dissented, with opinion. Respondent Jacqueline M. is the mother of the minors I.H. and M.H. In September 2006, the minors maternal grandmother brought four-year-old M.H. to the Mundelein police department to report that Jorge G., Jacquelines live-in boyfriend, had sexually abused M.H. Law enforcement officials reported M.H.s allegations to thetelephone hotline of the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). Three days later, DCFS took the minors into temporary custody. | | | | Date Created: | 10 21 2010 | | | | Agency ID: | 107002 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000034460 Original UID: 15999 FIRST WORD: In | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2010 November, 18 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | JUSTICE THOMAS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Kilbride and Justices Freeman, Garman, Karmeier, Burke, and Theis concurred in the judgment and opinion. Defendant, Jesus Carrera, pled guilty to a drug offense and was sentenced to probation. After defendant had completed his probation on the drug offense, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) instituted deportation proceedings based upon defendants guilty pleato the drug offense. | | | | Date Created: | 11 18 2010 | | | | Agency ID: | 109294 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000034461 Original UID: 15989 FIRST WORD: People | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2010 November, 18 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | JUSTICE BURKE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Kilbride and Justices Freeman, Thomas, Garman, Karmeier, and Theis concurred in the judgment and opinion. Defendant, Thomas L. Zimmerman, was convicted of two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm and one count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. The information for aggravated unlawfuluse of a weapon charged that defendant previously had been adjudicated delinquent for an act that would have been a felony if committed by an adult. | | | | Date Created: | 11 18 2010 | | | | Agency ID: | 109259 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000034462 Original UID: 15988 FIRST WORD: People | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2010 November, 18 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | JUSTICE THOMAS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Kilbride and Justices Freeman, Garman, Karmeier, Burke, and Theis concurred in the judgment and opinion. In December of 2000, in broad daylight, a woman who was getting out of her vehicle in the Sears parking lot off of Western Avenue in Chicago was approached by this defendant, who pushed a gun into her ribs and told her to leave her keys in the ignition and get out. He then drove away. In January, the vehicle was recovered, defendant was arrested, and she identified him. | | | | Date Created: | 11 18 2010 | | | | Agency ID: | 108855 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000034530 Original UID: 16107 FIRST WORD: People | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2010 June 24 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Following a jury trial in February 2008, in the circuit court of Du Page County, defendant, Eric Hanson, was convicted of four counts of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/91(a)(1) (West 2006)), two counts of armed robbery (720 ILCS 5/182(a)(1) (West 2006)), two counts of aggravated kidnapping (720 ILCS 5/102(a)(8) (West 2006)) and two counts of identity theft (720 ILCS 5/16G15(a)(1), (d)(1)(D) (West 2006)). The jury found death to be the appropriate sentence on the murder convictions and the circuit court of Du Page County imposed a sentence of death. The circuit court also found that the armed robbery and aggravated kidnapping convictions merged into the murder convictions and, therefore, did not enter sentences on those counts. However, the circuit court did sentence defendant to concurrent terms of 15 years for the identity theft convictions. Defendant now appeals both his conviction and sentence. | | | | Date Created: | 06 24 2010 | | | | Agency ID: | 106566 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000034535 Original UID: 15890 FIRST WORD: People | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2010 June 24 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | JUSTICE KILBRIDE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Fitzgerald concurred in the judgment and opinion. Justice Garman specially concurred, with opinion, joined by Justice Thomas. Justice Freeman dissented, with opinion, joined by Justice Burke. Justice Karmeier took no part in the decision.These consolidated appeals involve individuals charged with underage drinking who plead guilty to that offense. | | | | Date Created: | 06 24 2010 | | | | Agency ID: | 108289, 108290 Cons. | | | | ISL ID: | 000000034536 Original UID: 15916 FIRST WORD: People | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2010 November, 18 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | JUSTICE THOMAS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Kilbride and Justices Freeman, Garman, Karmeier, and Theis concurred in the judgment and opinion. Justice Burke took no part in the decision. This Boone County respondent was adjudicated a sexually violent person in 2004, and was placed in the custody of the Department of Human Services. On July 3, 2007, the circuit court stated that he should be placed on conditional release and that a conditional release plan should be presented. The State did not want Hernandez to be released and filed a notice of appeal on August 20, 2007. | | | | Date Created: | 11 18 2010 | | | | Agency ID: | 108824 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000034970 Original UID: 16432 FIRST WORD: In | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2010 November 18 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | JUSTICE KARMEIER delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Kilbride and Justices Freeman, Thomas, Garman, Burke, and Theis concurred in the judgment and opinion. In 2007, this defendant went on trial for sex offenses allegedly committed against the two young sons of his ex-wife, whom he had married in 2002. A De Kalb County jury returned several convictions, all of which were affirmed by the appellate court, with a slight sentencing modification. | | | | Date Created: | 11 18 2010 | | | | Agency ID: | 108689 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000035001 Original UID: 16433 FIRST WORD: People | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2010 November, 18 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | CHIEF JUSTICE KILBRIDE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Justices Freeman, Thomas, Garman, Karmeier, Burke, and Theis concurred in the judgment and opinion. In 1983, State Building Venture (SBV) leased space in the Thompson Center in Chicago from the Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS). The lease was for 15 years, with renewal periods of 5 years. Renewals could be exercised nine times. | | | | Date Created: | 11 18 2010 | | | | Agency ID: | 108673 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000035002 Original UID: 16434 FIRST WORD: State | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2010 November 18 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | JUSTICE BURKE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Kilbride and Justices Freeman, Thomas, Garman, Karmeier, and Theis concurred in the judgment and opinion. In July of 2005, in Berwyn, power tools were taken from a garage where two men had been seen entering and leaving and going to an adjacent van. In March of 2007, this defendant was convicted in a Cook County jury trial for burglary, and a codefendant was also convicted. | | | | Date Created: | 11 18 2010 | | | | Agency ID: | 108465 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000035003 Original UID: 16435 FIRST WORD: People | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2010 November 18 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | CHIEF JUSTICE KILBRIDE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Justices Freeman, Thomas, Garman, Karmeier, Burke, and Theis concurred in the judgment and opinion. In 1995, a gang-related shooting occurred in Chicago. One man died, and this defendant was convicted of his murder. Another man survived the shooting incident, and, for this, Amigon was convicted for aggravated battery with a firearm. This victim was rendered a quadriplegic because of damage to his spinal cord. | | | | Date Created: | 11 18 2010 | | | | Agency ID: | 108319 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000035004 Original UID: 16436 FIRST WORD: People | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2010 December, 2 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | JUSTICE KARMEIER delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Kilbride and Justices Freeman, Thomas, Garman, Burke, and Theis concurred in the judgment and opinion. The State appealed to the supreme court from the appellate courts reversal of a jurys conviction of a Peoria father at his second trial for the 2003 predatory criminal sexual assault of a child and criminal sexual assault concerning his three-year-old daughter. At a pretrial hearing, the defense had offered to introduce the expert testimony of a specialist in child and adolescent psychology and forensic evaluation, treatment, and questioning in child abuse cases. | | | | Date Created: | 12 02 2010 | | | | Agency ID: | 108986 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000035008 Original UID: 16441 FIRST WORD: People | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2010 December 23 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | JUSTICE KARMEIER delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Kilbride and Justices Freeman, Thomas, Garman, Burke, and Theis concurred in the judgment and opinion. A medical malpractice plaintiff filed an action in 2007 against a physical therapy assistant and his employing company, and a dispute arose as to what category of person had to sign the health care professionals report which was statutorily required in medical malpractice cases. The circuit court of Tazewell County dismissed the action on this issue, but the appellate court granted additional time, and the defendant was granted leave to appeal to the supreme court. | | | | Date Created: | 12 23 2010 | | | | Agency ID: | 109321 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000035013 Original UID: 16446 FIRST WORD: Cookson | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2010 April 22 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | CHIEF JUSTICE FITZGERALD delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.Justices Thomas, Kilbride, Garman, and Karmeier concurred in the judgment and opinion. Justice Freeman dissented, with opinion, joined by Justice Burke. This zoning case comes from Zion in Lake County. In 1972, the plaintiffs acquired several parcels of property, a number of which they had developed and sold by 1978. At that time, the lots which were remaining were all covered by the City of Zions multifamily zoning classification. | | | | Date Created: | 04 22 1959 | | | | Agency ID: | 107429 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000035114 Original UID: 15769 FIRST WORD: Passalino | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2010 June 24 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | JUSTICE KILBRIDE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Fitzgerald concurred in the judgment and opinion. Justice Garman specially concurred, with opinion, joined by Justice Thomas. Justice Freeman dissented, with opinion, joined by Justice Burke. Justice Karmeier took no part in the decision.These consolidated appeals involve individuals charged with underage drinking who plead guilty to that offense. | | | | Date Created: | 06 24 2010 | | | | Agency ID: | 108289, 108290 Cons. | | | | ISL ID: | 000000035202 Original UID: 16631 FIRST WORD: People | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2008 December 18 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | JUSTICE KARMEIER delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.Chief Justice Fitzgerald and Justices Freeman, Thomas, Garman, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion. Justice Kilbride dissented, with opinion. A joint venture consisting of two companies, Midwest Foundation and Halverson Construction, secured work on the McCluggage Bridge over the Illinois River in Peoria. | | | | Date Created: | 12 18 2008 | | | | Agency ID: | 105912, 105917 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000035207 Original UID: 16638 FIRST WORD: Ioerger | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2008 December 18 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | CHIEF JUSTICE FITZGERALD delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Justices Freeman, Kilbride and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion. Justice Thomas concurred in part and dissented in part, with opinion, joined by Justices Garman and Karmeier. In 2005, a police union sought to be certified to represent a group of Du Page County deputy sheriffs. | | | | Date Created: | 12 18 2008 | | | | Agency ID: | 105395 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000035208 Original UID: 16639 FIRST WORD: County | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2008 December 18 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | JUSTICE THOMAS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Fitzgerald and Justices Freeman, Kilbride, Garman, Karmeier, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion. This defendant was charged with robbing a Peoria bar at gunpoint along with two other men in 2004. At his jury trial, he chose to testify, and, when defense counsel asked if he had committed the crime, he said: No sir. There is no possible way that I could have committed this crime. I mean people who commit robberies, things like that, have a motive, have a reason for doing things like that. | | | | Date Created: | 12 18 2008 | | | | Agency ID: | 105320 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000035209 Original UID: 16640 FIRST WORD: People | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2008 December 18 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | JUSTICE THOMAS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Fitzgerald and Justices Kilbride, Garman, and Karmeier concurred in the judgment and opinion. Justice Freeman dissented, with opinion, joined by Justice Burke. Plaintiffs are two licensed pharmacists and three corporations that own and operate pharmacies. | | | | Date Created: | 12 18 2008 | | | | Agency ID: | 104692 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000035210 Original UID: 16641 FIRST WORD: Morr | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2008 November 20 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | JUSTICE BURKE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Fitzgerald and Justices Freeman, Thomas, Kilbride, Garman, and Karmeier concurred in the judgment and opinion. An injured employee sometimes can recover beyond workers compensation benefits if a third party other than the employer was at fault. If there is such a tort recovery, an employers payment of workers compensation benefits can be reimbursed out of the award. | | | | Date Created: | 11 20 2008 | | | | Agency ID: | 105158 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000035261 Original UID: 16682 FIRST WORD: Taylor | |
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