Illinois Appellate Court, 2003

118 opinions

In re DETENTION OF JEFFREY HARGETT (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Jeffrey Hargett, Respondent-Appellant) 2003-02-21
In re R.K. (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. R.K., Respondent-Appellant) 2003-02-21
BRIAN G. NICHOLS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY HARDSHIP COMMITTEE, Defendant-Appellee 2003-02-25
PAUL H. SCHWENDENER, INC., Plaintiff and Counterdefendant-Appellant, v. LARRABEE COMMONS PARTNERS, as Sole Beneficiary of LaSalle National Bank Trust No. 111955, Dated March 16, 1987, et al., Defendants and Counterplaintiffs-Appellees 2003-03-10
CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION, LOCAL 1, American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, Petitioner-Appellant, v. CHICAGO SCHOOL REFORM BOARD OF TRUSTEES et al., Respondents-Appellees 2003-03-12
LEONID M. KAPOROVSKIY et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GRECIAN DELIGHT FOODS, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees 2003-03-14
FIRST BANK AND TRUST COMPANY OF ILLINOIS, as Trustee, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. THE VILLAGE OF ORLAND HILLS, Defendant-Appellee 2003-03-17
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FRANCISCO MENA, Defendant-Appellant 2003-03-17
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. VERNON WOODS, Defendant-Appellant 2003-03-19
JAHNENE CLAY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DIANE HUNTLEY, Special Admr of the Estate of Annie Collins, Deceased, Defendant-Appellant 2003-03-19
JOHN T. CASTLE et al., Plaintiffs, v. REBECCA GRACE WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellee (Castle Concrete, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant) 2003-03-19
MARC COHEN et al., Indiv. and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. BLOCKBUSTER ENTERTAINMENT, INC., Indiv., and on Behalf of All Entities Doing Business as Blockbuster or Blockbuster Video, Defendant-Appellant 2003-03-20
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JUDY ALTOM, Defendant-Appellant 2003-03-21
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. EUGENE MOORE, Defendant-Appellant 2003-03-24
MARTISSA BERRY, Indiv. and as Mother and Next Friend of Jalen Charles, a Minor, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. WEST SUBURBAN HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER, Defendant-Appellant (Amy LaHood et al., Defendants) 2003-03-24
NICHOLAS KAMBYLIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee 2003-03-24
RALPH JENKINS et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. DEBORAH M. McILVAIN, Indiv. and in Her Capacity as City Clerk for the City of Country Club Hills, et al., Defendants-Appellees 2003-03-24
ALAN PIETRUSZYNSKI et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. McCLIER CORPORATION, ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS, INC., Defendant-Appellee 2003-03-25
In re R.C., Alleged to be a Person Subject to Involuntary Treatment (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. R.C., Respondent-Appellant) 2003-03-26
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANY, as Subrogee of Robert Bower, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BARBRIELLE BUFORD, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant (Robert Bower, Third-Party DefendantAppellee) 2003-03-26
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TIMOTHY HAYDEN, Defendant-Appellant 2003-03-26
In re ROBERT R., Alleged to be a Person Subject to Involuntary Administration of Psychotropic Medication (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Robert R., Respondent-Appellant) 2003-03-26
In re D.T., a Minor (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. B.T., Respondent-Appellant) 2003-03-27
EDELMAN, COMBS AND LATTURNER et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. HINSHAW AND CULBERTSON et al., Defendants-Appellees 2003-03-27
LATRICIA MILLS, as Special Admr of the Estate of Malcolm James, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THE COUNTY OF COOK, d/b/a Cook County Hospital, Defendant-Appellee 2003-03-28
MICHAEL CHALHOUB, Admr of the Estate of Christopher Chalhoub, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WILLIAM DIXON, Defendant-Appellee 2003-03-28
MICHAEL KNIGHT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THE VILLAGE OF BARTLETT et al., Defendants-Appellees 2003-03-28
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RANDOLL JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant 2003-03-28
PATRICIA ABRAMS, Indiv. and as Special Admr of the Estate of Georgia Sabrina White, Deceased, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. THE CITY OF CHICAGO, Defendant-Appellee (Henrietta Young et al., Defendants) 2003-03-28
HPF, L.L.C., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant 2003-03-28
FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THE MOTOR VEHICLE REVIEW BOARD et al., Defendants-Appellees 2003-03-28
SEASONS-4, INC., et al., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HERTZ CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee (Crown Temperature Engineers, Inc., et al., Defendants) 2003-03-28
JAMES E. BENDELL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. EDUCATION OFFICERS ELECTORAL BOARD FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT 148 et al., Defendants-Appellants 2003-03-28
BRENDAN OLOUGHLIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THE VILLAGE OF RIVER FOREST, Defendant-Appellee 2003-03-28
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JESSE CORTEZ, Defendant-Appellant 2003-03-31
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MELVIN TISDEL, Defendant-Appellant 2003-03-31
THE TOWN OF CICERO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS, IAFF LOCAL 717, AFL-CIO, CLC, Defendant-Appellant 2003-03-31
BALMORAL RACING CLUB, INC., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. RALPH M. GONZALES, Chairman, Illinois Racing Board et al., Defendants-Appellees 2003-03-31
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DONALD ROBERTSON, as Special Admr of the Estates of Bennie Robertson, Jr., and Essie Bell Robertson, et al., Defendants-Appellants 2003-03-31
HAYES MACHINERY MOVERS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. REO MOVERS AND VAN LINES, INC., Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellee (DMBC, Inc., Third-Party Defendant-Appellant) 2003-03-31
ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. E.W. CORRIGAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY et al., Defendants and Counterplaintiffs-Separate Appellees (Continental Insurance Company, Counterdefendant-Separate Appellant) 2003-03-31
PEREGRINE FINANCIALS AND SECURITIES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FARAMARZ B. HAKAKHA, Defendant-Appellant 2003-03-31
INPHOTO SURVEILLANCE, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CROWE, CHIZEK AND COMPANY, LLP, Defendant-Appellant 2003-03-31
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SHARON BURTON et al., Defendants-Appellants 2003-03-31
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ANTHONY ADAMS, Defendant-Appellant 2003-03-31
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LEON BLAIR, Defendant-Appellant 2003-03-31
SOPHIA MARIE CASTRO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JOHN B. BELLUCCI, Indiv. and as an Agent and/or Employee of Family Medicine Specialists, Inc., et al., Defendants-Appellees 2003-03-31
STRATFORD WEST HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. COUNTRY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, a/k/a Country Companies Insurance Group, Defendant-Appellant 2003-04-04
WYNONA YOUNGE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO et al., Defendants-Appellees; LOUELLA HIGGS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO et al., Defendants-Appellees 2003-04-04
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RICHARD LITTLEJOHN, Defendant-Appellant 2003-04-04
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant and Separate Appellee, v. BORIS P. BONUTTI, Defendant-Appellee and Separate Appellant 2003-04-04
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOHN BURNOM, Defendant-Appellant 2003-04-04
In re JAMARQON C., a Minor (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Mitchell C., Respondent-Appellant); In re JAMARQON C., a Minor (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Blanche M., Respondent-Appellant) 2003-04-07
C. MICHAEL WITTERS et al., Indiv. and Derivatively on Behalf of Midwest Transit, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. HAL D. HICKS, Defendant-Appellant (Midwest Transit, Inc., Defendant-Appellee (Fifth Third Bank, Indiana, Intervenor-Appellee)) 2003-04-08
JANICE ANDERSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BRIAN MERCY, Defendant-Appellant 2003-04-08
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROMMEL REYES, Defendant-Appellant 2003-04-09
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RICARDO O. PERKINS, Jr., Defendant-Appellant 2003-04-09
COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THE PEOPLE ex rel. JOHN H. COFFMAN, County Treasurer and ex officio County Collector of Ogle County, Defendant-Appellee 2003-04-09
HUNTLEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, Plaintiff and Counterdefendant-Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. HUNTLEY DEVELOPMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, Defendant and Counterplaintiff-Appellant and Cross-Appellee 2003-04-09
MATTHEW DUNCAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. THE CITY OF HIGHLAND BOARD OF POLICE AND FIRE COMMISSIONERS et al., Defendants-Appellants 2003-04-09
In re DETENTION OF JACKIE HUGHES (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Jackie Hughes, Respondent-Appellant) 2003-04-10
In re O.C., a Person Found Subject to Involuntary Admission (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. O.C., Respondent-Appellant) 2003-04-11
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RONNIE LLOYD, Defendant-Appellant 2003-04-14
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ONE 2000 FORD F-350 PICKUP TRUCK et al. (Troy Aumann, Claimant-Appellant) 2003-04-14
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DANIEL J. McNETT, Defendant-Appellant 2003-04-14
TURNER INVESTORS, a Partnership d/b/a Moline Gymnastics and Dance Academy, Plaintiff-Appellant and Cross-Appellee, v. SHARON PIRKL et al., Defendants-Appellees (David Van Acker, Defendant-Appellee and Cross-Appellant) 2003-04-15
NORTHWEST MILLWORK COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. CASIMIR J. KOMPERDA et al., Defendants (Lipowski and Associates, Inc., Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant; Casimir J. Komperda et al., Third-Party DefendantsAppellees (St. Paul Federal Bank for Savings/Charter One Bank et al., Third-Party Defendants)) 2003-04-15
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RONALD W. STIVERS, Defendant-Appellant 2003-04-15
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GENARO PACHECO, Defendant-Appellee 2003-04-15
DONALD R. HESSLER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CRYSTAL LAKE CHRYSLER-PLYMOUTH, INC., Defendant-Appellant 2003-04-15
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RYAN M. KELLEY, Defendant-Appellant 2003-04-15
FREDA WEATHERLY, Petitioner, v. THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION et al., Respondents 2003-04-16
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ALEJANDRO GARCIA, Defendant-Appellant 2003-04-17
CHARLES FOSTER BROWN III et al., as Trustees of the Meyer Family Foundation, Plaintiffs and Counterdefendants-Appellees, v. JIM RYAN, Attorney General of the State of Illinois, on Behalf of the Beneficiaries of the Meyer Family Foundation, an Illinois Charitable Trust, Defendant and Counterplaintiff-Appellant 2003-04-17
PHILLIP RIZZO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF EVERGREEN PARK POLICE PENSION FUND, Defendant-Appellant 2003-04-17
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DARRYLE CHILDRESS, Defendant-Appellee 2003-04-18
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MAURICE SMITH, Defendant-Appellant 2003-04-18
RONALD OVERTON et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees and Cross-Appellants, v. KINGSBROOKE DEVELOPMENT, INC., Defendant-Appellant and Cross-Appellee (Landmark Realty, Inc., et al., Defendants) 2003-04-18
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WILLIAM G. ROBERTS, Defendant-Appellant 2003-04-21
MAREK PASZKOWSKI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO, Defendant-Appellee 2003-04-21
CATHY TERRILL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. OAKBROOK HILTON SUITES AND GARDEN INN, L.L.C., d/b/a Hilton Suites and Garden Inn, Defendant-Appellant 2003-04-21
In re MARRIAGE OF MARIAMMA T. IGNATIUS, Petitioner, and THARAYIL O. IGNATIUS, Respondent-Appellant (Susan Ignatius, as Exr of the Estate of Mariamma Ignatius, Deceased, and as Trustee of the Mariamma T. Ignatius Declaration of Trust, Respondent and Intervenor-Appellee) 2003-04-22
JILL BRACY, Appellant, v. THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et al. (Dental Arts Laboratory, Appellee) 2003-04-22
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RAUL CHAVEZ, Defendant-Appellant 2003-04-23
GERALD F. KNAUF et al., as Trustees of the Knauf Family Trust, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. JOHN M. RYAN et al., Defendants-Appellants 2003-04-23
ESTATE OF MARY COOPER, Deceased, by Janet Anderson, Special Admr, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HUMANA HEALTH PLAN, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees 2003-04-23
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CHRISTOPHER D. SMITH, Defendant-Appellant 2003-04-23
In re MARRIAGE OF ALISHA BOWLBY, Petitioner-Appellant, and WILLIAM MATTHEW BOWLBY, Respondent-Appellee 2003-04-25
MICHAEL ROBINSON, as Special Admr of the Estate of Jennifer Robinson, Deceased, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. ILLINOIS POWER COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant 2003-04-25
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff Appellee, v. DeWAYNE C. WILBURN, Defendant-Appellant 2003-04-25
AUSTIN L. HOUGH, Petitioner-Appellant, v. THE WILL COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS et al., Respondents-Appellees 2003-04-25
In re ESTATE OF HELEN WEILAND, Deceased (Madeline Baurhyte et al., Claimants-Appellees, v. Genevieve Smith et al., Respondents-Appellants (The People ex rel. James E. Ryan, Attorney General of the State of Illinois, Claimant-Appellee; Albert S. Salvi, as Exr of the Estate of Helen Weiland, Respondent-Appellant)) 2003-04-25
SAVE THE PRAIRIE SOCIETY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GREENE DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees 2003-04-28
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. VERNON WATSON, Defendant-Appellant 2003-04-28
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HERTZ CLAIM MANAGEMENT CORPORATION et al., Defendants-Appellees 2003-04-29
EVA COLLINS, Special Admr of Laura Collins Estate, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SUPERIOR AIR-GROUND AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC., Defendant-Appellee (Alden Wentworth Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, Inc., Defendant) 2003-04-29
ISAAC MONTS, by His Parents and Natural Guardians, Robert Monts et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION et al., Defendants-Appellees 2003-04-30
AMANDA ADAMS, by Her Father and Next Friend, Tommy Adams, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. HARRAHS MARYLAND HEIGHTS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant 2003-05-01
In re MARRIAGE OF ELINOR CANADY MURPHY, Petitioner-Appellee, and KENNETH L. WRONKE, Respondent-Appellant 2003-05-01
SERENA DANIELS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. THE POLICE BOARD OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO et al., Respondents-Appellees; CARL CARTER, Petitioner-Appellee, v. THE POLICE BOARD OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO et al., Respondents-Appellants 2003-05-01
MICHAEL RATLIFF-EL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KENNETH R. BRILEY, Defendant-Appellee 2003-05-02
In re ESTATE OF LEVI E. SCHLENKER, Deceased (Imogene Rodgers, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Troy Schlenker, Exr of the Estate of Levi E. Schlenker, Deceased, and Residuary Legatee of the Last Will and Testament of Levi E. Schlenker, et al., Respondents-Appellees) 2003-05-02
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DANIEL ALLEN GOSSAGE, Defendant-Appellant 2003-05-02
EMMANUEL C. IKPOH, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. THE DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, Defendant-Appellant 2003-05-02
THE COUNTY OF ST. CLAIR et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ILLINOIS FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LABOR COUNCIL, Defendant-Appellee 2003-05-02
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOSEPH BAGLEY, Defendant-Appellant 2003-05-05
THE PEOPLE ex rel. JOSEPH LEVENSTEIN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BERNARD SALAFSKY, Defendant-Appellant 2003-05-05
FRANK HEABLER, JR., Petitioner-Appellant, v. MUNICIPAL OFFICERS ELECTORAL BOARD OF THE VILLAGE OF LAKEMOOR et al., Respondents-Appellees 2003-05-05
OAK GROVE JUBILEE CENTER, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THE CITY OF GENOA, Defendant-Appellee 2003-05-05
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. KATHERINE STEVENS, Defendant-Appellant 2003-05-06
In re CHRISTOPHER J., a Minor (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Tamara J., Respondent-Appellant) 2003-05-08
In re DETENTION OF THOMAS TRAYNOFF (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Thomas Traynoff, Respondent-Appellant) 2003-05-08
DEBRA A. PRATT-HOLDAMPF, as Special Admr of the Estate of Robert Guinn, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TRINITY MEDICAL CENTER et al., Defendants-Appellees 2003-05-12
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JAMES C. HART, Defendant-Appellant 2003-05-12
In re ARTHUR H., JR., a Minor (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Arthur H., Sr., Respondent-Appellant) 2003-05-12
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. VON E. JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant 2003-05-15
AMANDA MOREN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS et al., Respondents-Appellees 2003-05-16
THE PEOPLE ex rel. SHARON L. SHOCKLEY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RONALD J. HOYLE, Defendant-Appellant 2003-05-27