2017 Articles

The Illinois Appellate Court held that, in the absence of fraud or irregularity, it will "not refuse to confirm a judicial sale merely to protect an interested party 'against the result of his own negligence.'"

Defendant Joe Rosado was convicted by a jury of delivery of cocaine within 1000 feet of a high school. In a previous trial before the same judge, a different jury had acquitted Defendant of delivering a controlled substance to an undercover police investigator.

The Workers' Compensation Commission revised their regulations regarding the procedures by which interested persons may inspect or request copies of the Commission's public records to match corresponding changes in the FOIA legislation.

After the trial court found petitioner to be an unfit parent and terminated her parental rights, petitioner appealed. Petitioner's sole argument on appeal was that the trial court's ruling must be reversed because the parent-child reunification services required by the State were not reasonably accommodated to her developmental disability, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

This Act amends the Environmental Protection Act and provides that the Pollution Control Board may conduct non-adjudicatory proceedings to adopt a time-limited water quality standard for specified watersheds and bodies of water.

The Illinois Public Aid Code was amended to prevent certain amounts of child support from factoring into cash and assistance grants under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ("TANF").

Several proposals were submitted in the House that would change procedures for setting bail, posting bail, and modifying bail requirements.

Multiple groups of Chicago retirees have sought to retain health care and benefits coverage, but only pre-2003 Chicago pension plan holders have viable claims.

The Department of Healthcare and Family Services ("HFS") has adopted new amendments covering the appeals process for ambulance providers regarding nonpayment and enrollment as medical assistance providers.

This Act removes the provisions in section 10-152 of the Property Tax Code, 35 ILCS 200/10-152, which would have repealed the section regarding vegetative filler strip assessment at the end of 2016, bridging the gap in the designated assessment procedure that might have otherwise occurred between 2016 and 2017.

The provision of the Property Tax Code that accounts for annual inflation and depreciation of equipment in the valuation of wind energy devices now applies through 2021 instead of 2016.

A proposed amendment to the Public Utilities Act would require cable and video providers to give customers notice of rates and promotional prices by mail or email.

Amendments to Appendix B would provide additional guidance as to what constitutes allegations of inadequate supervision of a child under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.

The Illinois Senate has proposed a bill that would amend the Environmental Protection Act (EPA) by adding provisions that allow for public interest enforcement.

A proposed amendment to the Illinois Income Tax Act would provide deductions to residents who lost coverage because their cooperative ceased doing business in the state.

The Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) proposed amendments to the subpart "Appeals of Child Abuse and Neglect Investigation Findings."

Under proposed amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a defendant who is accused of driving under the influence or aggravated driving under the influence, and refused chemical testing requested by a law enforcement officer, could have their previous DUI or aggravated driving under the influence conviction admitted into evidence.

The court found that the State's due diligence requirement for a 60-day extension of the speedy trial statute provision of 725 ILCS 5/103-5(c) (2014) was not satisfied where a trial was delayed for almost two years by the prosecution's inability to bring the state trooper to court.