2004 Articles

Effective June 1, 2005, certain written disclosures are required of mobile home park owners in connection with every lease or sale, and upon renewal of a lease of a mobile home or lot in a mobile home park.

The Illinois Department of Public Aid recently adopted amendments to 89 Ill Adm Code 120.540 and 140.486.

On January 21, 2004, the Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District, affirmed the judgment of the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, reversing an administrative order of the Illinois Department of Public Aid as against the manifest weight of the evidence.

On August 4, 2004, the Illinois Appellate Court, Second District, reversed the Circuit Court of DuPage County's dismissal of the plaintiff's complaint. 

The Secretary of State's office adopted amendments to 23 Ill. Adm. Code 3040, calling for significant changes to the Adult Literacy Grant Program. 

On October 17, 2003, the Illinois Supreme Court reversed in part, affirmed in part, and remanded the appellate court's decision to overturn the defendant's conviction of felony murder because it was improperly predicated upon aggravated battery.

On April 12, 2004, the Fifth District Appellate Court held that the Circuit Court of St. Clair County did not have subject matter jurisdiction over an employee's Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) claim.

On June 17, 2004, the Illinois Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the appellate court and affirmed the circuit court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants. 

The Department of Children and Family Services recently amended 89 Ill. Adm. Code 431. 

The Department of Natural Resources recently adopted amendments to 17 Ill Adm Code 130, effective April 15, 2004. 

The Department of Public Aid recently adopted amendments to 89 Ill Adm Code 120, effective on April 1, 2004.

Effective on May 21, 2004, the Illinois Department on Aging recently adopted amendments to 89 Ill Adm Code 240. 

The Illinois State Board of Education recently adopted amendments to 23 Ill Adm Code 350 effective on May 3, 2004.

The Illinois Commerce Commission recently adopted amendments to 83 Ill. Adm. Code 755. 

The Illinois Toll Highway Authority recently adopted amendments to 92 Ill Adm Code 2520.

The Department of Human Services adopted amendments to both 89 Ill Adm Code 676 and 677, effective April 8, 2004. 

The Illinois Department of Public Health recently adopted amendments to 77 Ill. Adm. Code 210. 

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources recently adopted amendments to 23 Ill Adm Code 3200. Effective January 26, 2004, the changes incorporate legislation amending the authorizing statute for the Public Museum Grants Program. 

The Illinois Department of Public Aid recently adopted amendments to 89 Ill. Adm. Code 140.

The Pollution Control Board recently adopted amendments to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 740, relating to the Site Remediation Program (SRP).

On December 18, 2003, the Illinois Supreme Court affirmed the trial and appellate courts' application of the "audit interference" doctrine, limiting consideration of the plaintiff's comparative negligence to instances in which it contributed to the accountant's failure to properly perform an audit.