2004 Articles

On September 23, 2004, the Illinois Supreme Court affirmed the judgments of the appellate and circuit courts which granted counsel's motion to withdraw. 

Effective January 1, 2005, the Department of State Police will begin entering into the Illinois Citizens and Law Enforcement Analysis and Reporting System (I-CLEAR) names and addresses of arsonists.

Effective immediately, each applicant for certification as a euthanasia technician must have his or her fingerprints submitted to the Department of State Police in an electronic format that complies with the form.

On June 17, 2004, the Illinois Appellate Court, Second District, held that the trial court's determination that removal of the petitioner's children from Illinois to Switzerland was not in the children's best interests was against the manifest weight of the evidence.

On May 21, 2004, the Illinois Appellate Court, Second District, reversed the trial court's grant of the defendant's motion to dismiss and held that departure from the void ab initio doctrine was justified by the reasonable period doctrine with respect to the plaintiffs' claims. 

On October 17, 2003, the Illinois Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the appellate court, holding that a claimed biological father of a stillborn child has standing to prove his parentage and serve as administrator of the child's estate in a wrongful death case.

Effective immediately, the State Board of Education will maintain data and annually publish a list of persistently dangerous schools

On July 8, 2004, the Illinois Appellate Court, Second District, affirmed the decision of the Circuit Court of DuPage County to strike a defendant-beneficiary's demand for a jury trial.

The Illinois Carnival-Amusement and Safety Board adopted amendments to 56 Ill. Adm. Code 6000 to establish and clarify regulations related to insurance coverage on carnival and amusement rides.

On January 23, 2004, the Illinois Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the appellate court, which reversed the circuit court's grant of the defendant's motion to dismiss.

The Illinois Office of the Secretary of State has adopted a simple, yet important, regulatory change for defining business organizations. 

The Illinois State Board of Education recently adopted amendments to 23 Ill. Adm. Code 27, governing the Standards for Certification in Specific Teaching Fields. 

All contracts for providing charter bus services for the sole purpose of transporting students regularly enrolled in grade 12 or below to or from interscholastic athletic or interscholastic or school sponsored activities.