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C. A. 7th Cir. Certiorari denied.

Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit denied. Same case below, 397 Fed. Appx. 238.

2022 IL App (4th) 220169 FILED NO. 4-22-0169 July 21, 2022 Carla Bender 4th District Appellate IN THE APPELLATE COURT Court, IL

2025 IL App (2d) 230431 No. 2-23-0431 Opinion filed March 4, 2025 ______________________________________________________________________________ IN THE APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS SECOND DISTRICT ______________________________________________________________________________ ILLINOIS GAMING MACHINE

OPINION MICHAEL P. McCUSKEY, District Judge. This case is a § 1988 action by a prisoner who was seriously injured when the correctional officer driving his prison transport vehicle was required to brake suddenly, causing the prisoner to hurtle forward and hit his head on a metal divider. The case is before the court on Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment (# 63), Plaintiffs’ Motion to Voluntarily Dism

DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge. Like the plaintiff in Albiero v. City of Kankakee, 246 F.3d 927 (7th Cir.2001), Michael Pitts and Charles Lawson brought a suit under the federal civil rights statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, challenging the City of Kankakee’s placement of “slum” signs on certain properties. There, however, the similarity between these two cases ends.

246 F.3d 927 (7th Cir. 2001) ERNEST F. ALBIERO, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.CITY OF KANKAKEE, DONALD E. GREEN, Individually, and as Agent of City of Kankakee, and other unknown agents for the City of Kankakee, Defendants-Appellees. No. 00-1693 In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit Argued November 9, 2000Decided April 5, 2001

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit No. 00-3889 Michael Pitts and Charles Lawson, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. City of Kankakee, Illinois, et al., Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois. No. 99 C 2281--Michael P. McCuskey, Judge. Argued March 7, 2001--Decided September 24, 2001 Before Diane P. Wood, Evans, and Williams, Circuit Judges. Diane P. Wood, Circuit Judge. Like the plaintiff in Albier

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 21-1287 OSCAR MUNOZ and MUNOZ SONS TRUCKING, LLC, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. NUCOR STEEL KANKAKEE, INC., Defendant-Appellee. ____________________ Appeal from the United States D

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge. Ernest Albiero brought this action against the City of Kankakee, Mayor Donald Green, and other unknown agents of the City (collectively “the City”). He alleged that his right to equal protection of the laws had been violated when the City *929 placed a “slum lord” sign on his

ORDER ON MOTION TO DISMISS HAROLD A. BAKER, United States District Judge. The plaintiff, Cecil Newell, commenced this action pursuant to the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12131 et seq. Defendants Timothy Bukowski, Michael Downey, Jerome Combs Detention Center (“JCDC”), Kankakee County Sheriffs Department, Jeffrey

2025 IL 130461 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS (Docket No. 130461) THE VILLAGE OF ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Appellee, v. THE CITY OF ROLLING MEADOWS, Appellant. Opinion filed March 20, 2025.

ORDER BAKER, Chief Judge. This is an extraordinary case and a troublesome one. It purports to be an action for damages under the Civil Rights Acts. The case came before the court, on its own motion,1 for an ex parte hearing with the plaintiff, in open court, under the provisions of Fed.R.Civ.P. 16 in an attempt to determine the nature of the plaintiffs claims and the

2024 IL App (1st) 221729 No. 1-22-1729 Opinion filed January 12, 2024 Sixth Division IN THE APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS FIRST DISTRICT

438 F.Supp.2d 937 (2006) Daniel CIRILLA, Plaintiff, v. KANKAKEE COUNTY JAIL, et al., Defendant. No. 05-2030. United States District Court, C.D. Illinois. July 19, 2006. *938 *939 Daniel Cirilla, Taylorville, IL, pro se. Michael W. Condon, Esq., Hervas, Condon & Bersani, P.C., Itasca

SARA L. ELLIS, United States District Judge On July 21, 2016, Derek Love ("Derek") died after an encounter with Chicago Police Officers David Benitez, Juan Rivera, and Alfonso Herrera (collectively, the "Defendant Officers"). Derek's sister, Arlene Love, the administrator of his estate, filed this case against the Defendant Officers and the City of Chicago. In her first amended complaint, she brings wrongful death and survival claim

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 20‐1109 GLORIA TAYLOR, individually and as Independent Adminis‐ trator of the Estate of STEVEN TAYLOR, Deceased, Plaintiff‐Appellant, v. CITY OF MILFORD, a municipal corporation, et al., Defendants‐Appellees.

203 F.Supp.2d 978 (2002) Cynthia RAPIER, Individually and as Special Administrator of the Estate of Kevin Rapier, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. KANKAKEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, Defendant. No. 00-CV-2089. United States District Court, C.D. Illinois, Urbana Division. May 30, 2002. *979 Mark R. McKenna, Esq., Christopher T. Hurley, Esq., Christ

*711 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER RUBEN CASTILLO, District Judge. Plaintiff Santanu De (“De”) brings this suit against the City of Chicago (“the City”) alleging illegal discrimination on the basis of race in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and illegal discrimination on the bases of national origin and sex in violation of the Illinois Human Right

Illinois Official Reports Appellate Court Coalition to Request Equitable Allocation of Costs Together (REACT) v. Illinois Commerce Comm’n, 2015 IL App (2d) 140202 Appellate Court THE COALITION TO REQUEST EQUITABLE ALLOCATION OF Caption COSTS TOGETHER (REACT), Petitioner, v. ILLINOIS COMMERCE COMMISSION, COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMP