2018 Articles

On Sept. 13, 2018, the Fourth District Appellate Court of Illinois held that a police officer did not have reasonable suspicion that criminal activity was afoot when he conducted an investigatory stop. Therefore, any evidence acquired after the stop was improperly recovered.

These amendments to the Unified Code of Corrections provide for the creation of a permanent Women's Division, with the statewide authority to oversee all of the Department of Corrections' women's correctional centers and women's adult transition centers.

The Illinois Appellate Court held that nothing in the statutory language of section 15-1704(g) of the Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Law indicates an intent to allow increases in rent only from occupants who pay rent without a lease agreement.

On Sept. 13, 2018, the First District Appellate Court of Illinois held that a "Mutual Last Will and Testament" executed by a decedent and her husband was not a joint and mutual will, as the frequent use of "we" and "our" was not sufficient to infer that the testators' intent was to create an irrevocable will.

On July 23, 2018, the Secretary of State adopted amendments to Certificates of Title, Registration of Vehicles (92 Ill. Adm. Code 1010 (effective Jan. 1, 2019)), adding used vehicle dealers to the list of entities required to use the Electronic Registration and Titling program (ERT).

Section 12-209 of the Illinois Vehicle Code was amended to specify that back-up lamps on motor vehicles must emit a white or amber light, without glare, when the vehicle is reversing.

Veteran-owned businesses are now eligible for certain business participation loans under the Illinois Small Business Development Program, as the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity ("DCEO") has implemented Public Act 100-377 (14 Ill. Adm. Code 570) (eff. Mar. 2, 2018).

The Illinois Appellate Court reversed a jury conviction of armed robbery with a firearm as the trial court erred in admitting a detective's testimony as to historical cell-site analysis (HCSA) evidence, which was both hearsay and prejudicial.