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| | | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 January 22 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | On a late May evening in 2008, Jason Gill, who was sitting with a female companion on the front steps of his Chicago home, was fatally shot by a man who approached the porch and opened fire. | | | | Date Created: | 01-22-2015 | | | | Agency ID: | 118496 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071493 Original UID: 189473 FIRST WORD: People | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 February 4 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Plaintiff, who was working as a tower planner at OHare Airport, had been employed by American Airlines for almost 24 years when she received a termination letter in January of 2012. Her application for unemployment insurance benefits was denied after American filed a protest, claiming that the termination was for misconduct at work. | | | | Date Created: | 02-04-2016 | | | | Agency ID: | 118562 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071494 Original UID: 189474 FIRST WORD: Petrovic | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 February 26 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | In 1997, a Chicago woman was found stabbed to death in her bathtub. A bloody palm print was on the wall. The blood was her own, but the maker of the print was not identified, and the case remained unsolved. In 2004, a Cook County prosecutor appeared before a grand jury, requesting a subpoena in the cold case for the palm prints of Jerry Boston, who was then incarcerated on a natural life sentence for armed robbery. | | | | Date Created: | 02-26-2016 | | | | Agency ID: | 118661 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071496 Original UID: 189477 FIRST WORD: People | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 January 22 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Defendant, Jeremy Thompson, was convicted of violating the Methamphetamine Controland Community Protection Act (Act) (720 ILCS 646/25(a)(2), (d)(2) (West 2010)) following ajury trial in which the circuit court of Hamilton County admitted lay opinion identificationtestimony of four witnesses pursuant to Illinois Rule of Evidence 701 (eff. Jan. 1, 2011). | | | | Date Created: | 01-22-2016 | | | | Agency ID: | 118667 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071497 Original UID: 189478 FIRST WORD: People | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 March 24 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Following a bench trial, the circuit court of McLean County convicted the defendant, JesseBradford, of burglary and sentenced him to three years in prison. On appeal, defendantcontended the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he remained within a storewithout authority and with the intent to commit a theft therein, within the meaning of theburglary statute. | | | | Date Created: | 04-24-2016 | | | | Agency ID: | 118674 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071498 Original UID: 189479 FIRST WORD: People | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 January 22 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | In two separate 2012 jury trials, this defendant was convicted of unlawful possession of vehicle titles and possession of a stolen vehicle, both based on evidence found at his Will County home. | | | | Date Created: | 01-22-2016 | | | | Agency ID: | 118693 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071499 Original UID: 189480 FIRST WORD: People | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 March 24 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | In 2011, a Chicago man who was parking his vehicle in his garage was accosted by two individuals who took it from him. One of them was alleged to be this defendant, who was identified by the victim in a lineup and in open court. The victim testified that Fred Clark held a 9-millimeter Ruger handgun to his head and also struck him on the head with it. | | | | Date Created: | 03-24-2016 | | | | Agency ID: | 118845 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071500 Original UID: 189481 FIRST WORD: People | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 March 24 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | A warrantless dog sniff for marijuana at an apartment door was found to violate the fourth amendment in this Champaign County case. The defendant lived on the third floor of a 12-unit apartment building in Urbana. | | | | Date Created: | 03-24-2016 | | | | Agency ID: | 118973 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071633 Original UID: 189620 FIRST WORD: People | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 March 24 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Because this case has a lengthy history leading to the instant action, some of whichoverlaps with this case, we will set forth the background in some detail. On June 28, 2005,plaintiff was employed as a police officer for defendants police department. | | | | Date Created: | 03-24-2016 | | | | Agency ID: | 119181 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071634 Original UID: 189621 FIRST WORD: Vaughn | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 March 24 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The question presented in this consolidated appeal is whether Public Act 98-641 (eff. June9, 2014) (Act), which amends the Illinois Pension Code as it pertains to certain pension funds for employees of the city of Chicago, violates the pension protection clause of the Illinois Constitution. Ill. Const. 1970, art. XIII, 5. | | | | Date Created: | 03-24-2016 | | | | Agency ID: | 119618 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071635 Original UID: 189622 FIRST WORD: Jones | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 May 5 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Chicago Transit Authority is a municipal corporation whose retirementplan is established in the Pension Code. Its employee unions had a collective bargaining agreement which began in 2004 and was to expire at the end of 2006. | | | | Date Created: | 05-05-2016 | | | | Agency ID: | 117638 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071636 Original UID: 189623 FIRST WORD: Matthews | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 May 19 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | In January 1999, defendant was indicted for various offenses arising out of an incident inwhich he allegedly entered a residence, inflicted bodily harm on its occupants, Gus and Eunice Pakosta, and took certain property. | | | | Date Created: | 05-19-2016 | | | | Agency ID: | 118672 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071637 Original UID: 189624 FIRST WORD: People | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 May 19 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | This Cook County appeal arises from a post conviction proceeding. Jesus Cotto was previously convicted of armed robbery, for which he received a natural life sentence in 2008 as a habitual offender. | | | | Date Created: | 05-19-2016 | | | | Agency ID: | 119006 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071638 Original UID: 189625 FIRST WORD: People | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 May 19 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | In 2002, respondent James Grant was committed to the Department of Corrections under the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act. In 2012, he filed an application in the circuit court of Johnson County, seeking a determination that he was no longer sexually dangerous. | | | | Date Created: | 05-19-2016 | | | | Agency ID: | 119162 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071639 Original UID: 189626 FIRST WORD: People | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 May 19 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | A doctor whose privileges to practice at a hospital were revoked by hospital management sought to recover civil damages, but his 2007 lawsuit was rejected by the circuit court of Cook County, the appellate court, and by the Illinois Supreme Court in this decision. | | | | Date Created: | 05-19-2016 | | | | Agency ID: | 119220 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071640 Original UID: 189627 FIRST WORD: Valfer | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 June 16 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Statute makes it unlawful for a person to knowingly possess a firearm if he hasbeen convicted of a felony under the laws of this State or any other jurisdiction. | | | | Date Created: | 06-16-2016 | | | | Agency ID: | 117424 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071641 Original UID: 189628 FIRST WORD: People | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 June 16 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | This is a direct appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court from a holding of statutoryunconstitutionality entered in the circuit court of Cook County. In 2013, Illinois StatePolice observed this defendant driving 100 miles per hour on a Chicago portion of theKennedy Expressway that was posted for 55 miles per hour. | | | | Date Created: | 06-16-2016 | | | | Agency ID: | 118599 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071642 Original UID: 189629 FIRST WORD: People | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 June 16 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Quad City International Airport consists of real estate and improvements thereon, owned by the Metropolitan Airport Authority of Rock Island County, one of a total of 20 airport authorities in Illinois. | | | | Date Created: | 06-16-2016 | | | | Agency ID: | 119704 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071643 Original UID: 189630 FIRST WORD: Moline | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 July 8 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | After heavy rainfall in July 2010 in Cook County, there was flooding in the villages of Bellwood, Hillside and Westchester, where defendant Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago is responsible for stormwater management. Jenice Hampton is the lead plaintiff of a class of property owners and residents who filed suit to recover from the defendant concerning the flooding. | | | | Date Created: | 07-08-2016 | | | | Agency ID: | 119861 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071644 Original UID: 189631 FIRST WORD: Hampton | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 July 8 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | In 2014, Troy police stopped this defendant for speeding and issued him a ticket. Illinois Supreme Court Rule 552 requires that portions of such a traffic citation be transmitted to the clerk of the circuit court within 48 hours of issuance. Geilers citation did not reach the clerk of the circuit court of Madison County until four days later. | | | | Date Created: | 07-08-2016 | | | | Agency ID: | 119095 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071645 Original UID: 189632 FIRST WORD: People | |
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