2003 Articles

Effective January 1, 2004, the state will require more effective information sharing between consumers and facilities making car repairs. 

On October 18, 2002, the Illinois Supreme Court held that the defendant's Fourth Amendment rights were violated when the police stopped him at a roadblock created to gather information about a hit and run accident .

On May 22, 2003, the Illinois Supreme Court overruled its decision in People v Klingenberg, 172 Ill 2d 270, 665 NE2d 1370 (1996).

Effective January 1, 2004, the Criminal Code is amended to hold those responsible for corporate misconduct criminally accountable.

The Illinois Department of Insurance recently adopted rulemaking with the goal of providing better safeguards for customer information.

The Children and Family Services Act was recently amended to include a provision regarding the placement of siblings of adopted children.

On May 20, 2003, the Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, affirmed the order of the Circuit Court of Cook County convicting the defendant of theft by deception and sentencing him in absentia.

On June 12, 2003, the Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, affirmed the order of the Circuit Court of Cook County finding that the defendants were judicially estopped from disputing their legal fees.

On November 8, 2002, the Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, reversed and remanded the order of the circuit court of Cook County denying the defendant's motion to suppress statements made before the defendant was in custody and absent police misconduct.

On August 21, 2003, the Illinois Supreme Court held that a postconviction petitioner may not raise a claim based on Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, in a successive postconviction petition.

Recent amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure provide that, absent a court-ordered payment schedule.

The Illinois Department of Agriculture, anticipating the renewed threat posed by the West Nile Virus, has amended 8 Ill Adm Code 250.

The Illinois Department of Insurance has adopted amendments under 2 Ill Adm Code 951 relating to Access to Public Records.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources recently adopted amendments to 17 Ill Adm Code 110 and 17 Ill Adm Code 2030.

On December 5, 2002, the Illinois Supreme Court held that the Department of Professional Regulation may not subpoena a dentist's private patient files.

The Illinois Department of Revenue recently adopted rulemaking to implement the requirements of various public acts, including 92-492, 92-322, 92-526, and 92-393.