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Court reverses judgment for Direct Auto in man's lawsuit over rescinding of policy after his car was stolen, crashed
A man who claims his discount car insurer sells policies it never intends to pay out will have another chance in court after judges with the Illinois Second District Appellate Court reversed summary judgment granted to the insurer.
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Appeals panel says traffic concerns don't give Libertyville enough reasons to squash subdivision sought by Archdiocese
Archdiocese says Libertyville's rezoning denial suppressed its land value, thwarted sale to a developer
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Justice Thomas, former kicker for Chicago Bears, to retire from IL Supreme Court; 'Great loss for the Court, for the People of Illinois,' colleague says
Voters in most of Chicago’s suburban collar counties and elsewhere in Illinois’ northwest region will have the chance to select a new Illinois Supreme Court justice in 2022, after Justice Robert R. “Bob” Thomas announced his retirement from the state's high court.
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Ex-Hinsdale school board member's suit vs district over investigation of student's bullying claims 'falls flat' in appeals court
An Illinois appeals panel has upheld a DuPage County judge’s decision to dismiss a suit by an ex-Hinsdale school board member against the school, which alleged school officials schemed against the member, finding no evidence such an allegedly "nefarious plot" existed and calling the member's argument "absurd."
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Appeals panel revives class action over Six Flags receipts, says 'technical' violations enough to justify lawsuit
Court points to prominent and controversial Illinois Supreme Court decision to justify its ruling that Six Flags can't escape the lawsuit over the number of debit card digits that were printed on sale receipts at Great America.
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Appeals panel: Pension Board OK to boost pension by $1.7M for widow of Buffalo Grove firefighter who died of cancer
Appeals panel rejected village of Buffalo Grove's effort to reduce award, saying the pension board and widow don't need to prove direct link between firefighting and the fatal cancer.
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Appeals panel: Ambulance tax referendum legal, even if adequate similar service already provided in region by other agency
Boone County judge didn't err in letting ultimately successful referendum to expand ambulance services go to vote, over objection of rival ambulance service
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IL Supreme Court: Buyers of defective RV not required to allow dealer to fix it before demanding refund
Illinois' highest court has handed a win to a couple who purchased a lemon of a motor home and demanded a refund.
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Appeals court: Woman waited too long to sue divorce lawyer for malpractice in McHenry case
A woman will not be able to sue her divorce attorney for allegedly mishandling her divorce case, as a state appeals panel found she did not file suit until long after she had expressed frustration with her lawyer.
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IL appeals panel OKs dismissal of couple's claim Wyndham tricked them into buying timeshare
A state appellate court has affirmed dismissal of a couples' case against a Florida-based vacation resort over concerns their timeshare agreement would be binding on their children in the event the couple died.
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Appeals court: Insurer can exclude coverage for drunk, high drivers; Widow's claim for husband's death barred
ELGIN -- A state appeals court has ruled an insurance company was right to deny a claim that a policy was not enforceable due to a supplementary provision relating to an intoxicated driver operating a vehicle.
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Divided court rules Wood Dale teacher can't split maternity leave over 2 school years; Majority: 'Absurd' results would follow
A divided Illinois appeals court has ruled against a Wood Dale public school teacher's bid to split her maternity leave so she could take paid days off both before and after summer break.
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Dundee church could have spotted youth minister's alleged pedophilia, on hook for lawsuit
The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled a church in suburban Dundee and its pastor can be liable for a youth minister's sexual assault of a teenage church member, finding the girl and her parents made a plausible case the church and its pastor could have headed off the assault by acting on signs the minister was allegedly a pedophile.
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Appeals court says Elgin didn't 'chill' religious rights of men accused of gang involvement
An Illinois appeals court has upheld a Kane County judge’s judgment the religious freedom of four self-avowed Christian men from Elgin, whom Elgin police accused of gang membership, was not hindered by an injunction the city tried to apply that would have barred them from associating with gang members.
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Appeals panel: No proof personal injury lawyer Coffman, who was fired by client, deserved $33K in fees
A state appeals panel determined a Lake County judge was correct to let an attorney whose client fired and replaced him collect just $9,000 in attorney fees, despite his request for $33,000.
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Court: IL Secretary of State can't charge $20K for documents after taking 6 months to respond to FOIA ask
Appellate court says Secretary of State can't charge $20,000 for documents after waiting more than six months to respond to FOIA request
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ComEd loses bid to bar local utilities from selling credits on renewable energy market
A state appellate panel said ComEd can’t block local utilities from participating in the renewable energy credit market, affirming an Illinois Commerce Commission ruling.
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IL appeals court warns Lake County property owners their Truth in Taxation complaint borders on frivolous
A group of Lake County property owners who lost a tax-objection complaint found no relief from a state appellate court, which warned the appeal was meritless and bordered on the frivolous.
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Appellate panel: Lake County judge wrong to rely on divorce decree from India, violated wife's rights
A state appeals panel has overturned a Lake County judge’s dismissal of a divorce petition, saying the judge wrongly accepted a divorce decree from India, issued under Muslim law, which the appellate justices said violated Illinois law and the wife's "fundamental rights."
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Buffalo Grove appeal: Pension board hasn't justified boosting pension to widow of firefighter who died of cancer
After a judge decided a pension board could award the widow of a firefighter who died of colon cancer an additional $1.7 million, the village of Buffalo Grove has asked a state appeals court to weight in, maintaining its argument the pension board needs more evidence the firefighter’s death can be directly connected to his service as a firefighter.