Illinois Supreme Court

The most-cited opinions of the Illinois Supreme Court on UpLaw — 4,122 decisions from 1839–2025, each with its treatment history and the cases that cite it.

• Schultz v. Henry Ericsson Co. 264 Ill. 156 · cited by 38
• Boaden v. Department of Law Enforcement 171 Ill. 2d 230 · cited by 38
• Walker v. Pritchard 121 Ill. 221 · cited by 38
• Simmon v. Iowa Mutual Casualty Co. 3 Ill. 2d 318 · cited by 38
• Caterpillar Tractor Co. v. Lenckos 49 Ill. Dec. 329 · cited by 38
• People v. Brandon 162 Ill. 2d 450 · cited by 38
• Hartford Fire Insurance v. Walsh 54 Ill. 164 · cited by 38
• Village of Jefferson v. Chapman 127 Ill. 438 · cited by 38
• City of Chicago v. M. & M. Hotel Co. 248 Ill. 264 · cited by 38
• Donelson v. East St. Louis & Suburban Railway Co. 235 Ill. 625 · cited by 38
• Ker v. People 110 Ill. 627 · cited by 38
• Lyon v. Department of Children & Family Services 209 Ill. 2d 264 · cited by 38
• East St. Louis Federation of Teachers, Local 1220 v. East St. Louis School District No. 189 Financial Oversight Panel 178 Ill. 2d 399 · cited by 38
• Birmingham Fire Insurance v. Pulver 126 Ill. 329 · cited by 38
• Forsythe v. Clark USA, Inc. 224 Ill. 2d 274 · cited by 38
• Chicago Union Traction Co. v. Giese 229 Ill. 260 · cited by 38
• City of East St. Louis v. O'Flynn 119 Ill. 200 · cited by 38
• Hanchett v. Waterbury 115 Ill. 220 · cited by 38
• Ogle v. Turpin 102 Ill. 148 · cited by 38
• Darst v. Gale 83 Ill. 136 · cited by 38
• Lipsey v. Michael Reese Hospital 46 Ill. 2d 32 · cited by 38
• President of Odell v. Schroeder 58 Ill. 353 · cited by 38
• Leonard v. Springer 197 Ill. 532 · cited by 38
• People v. Castree 311 Ill. 392 · cited by 38
• Thomas v. Buchanan 357 Ill. 270 · cited by 38
• Dekam v. City of Streator 316 Ill. 123 · cited by 38
• People v. Dilworth 169 Ill. 2d 195 · cited by 38
• Boyd v. Strahan 36 Ill. 355 · cited by 38
• Esczuk v. Chicago Transit Authority 39 Ill. 2d 464 · cited by 38
• People ex rel. Vautrin v. Madison 280 Ill. 96 · cited by 38
• People v. Hobley 159 Ill. 2d 272 · cited by 38
• Edgerton v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. 240 Ill. 311 · cited by 38
• Arkin v. Page 287 Ill. 420 · cited by 38
• People v. Jackson 199 Ill. 2d 286 · cited by 38
• People v. Colyar 2013 IL 111835 · cited by 38
• The PEOPLE v. Glover 49 Ill. 2d 78 · cited by 38
• Newland v. Marsh 19 Ill. 376 · cited by 38
• Carper v. Crowl 149 Ill. 465 · cited by 38
• City of Chicago v. Farwell 286 Ill. 415 · cited by 38
• People v. Jones 214 Ill. 2d 187 · cited by 37
• McDonald v. People 126 Ill. 150 · cited by 37
• People v. Hanson 238 Ill. 2d 74 · cited by 37
• Burton v. Perry 146 Ill. 71 · cited by 37
• People v. Cordell 223 Ill. 2d 380 · cited by 37
• Madison Park Bank v. Zagel 62 Ill. Dec. 950 · cited by 37
• Caveney v. Bower 207 Ill. 2d 82 · cited by 37
• Martin v. Foulke 114 Ill. 206 · cited by 37
• People v. Washington 77 Ill. Dec. 770 · cited by 37
• Illinois Central Railroad v. Ashline 171 Ill. 313 · cited by 37
• People v. Bailey 2014 IL 115459 · cited by 37
• Cicero & Proviso Street Railway Co. v. Meixner 160 Ill. 320 · cited by 37
• Strukoff v. Strukoff 27 Ill. Dec. 762 · cited by 37
• The People v. Adkins 41 Ill. 2d 297 · cited by 37
• Donoho v. O'Connell's, Inc. 13 Ill. 2d 113 · cited by 37
• Selden v. Illinois Trust & Savings Bank 239 Ill. 67 · cited by 37
• Tugman v. City of Chicago 78 Ill. 405 · cited by 37
• Hill v. Reno 112 Ill. 154 · cited by 37
• Tyler, Ullman & Co. v. Western Union Telegraph Co. 60 Ill. 421 · cited by 37
• People v. Evans 57 Ill. Dec. 622 · cited by 37
• People v. Jenkins 12 Ill. Dec. 728 · cited by 37
• Foster v. Wadsworth-Howland Co. 168 Ill. 514 · cited by 37
• The People v. Blanchett 33 Ill. 2d 527 · cited by 37
• People v. Mullen 141 Ill. 2d 394 · cited by 37
• Rothe v. Maloney Cadillac, Inc. 116 Ill. Dec. 207 · cited by 37
• Weick v. Lander 75 Ill. 93 · cited by 37
• People v. Relerford 104 N.E.3d 341 · cited by 37
• Harley v. Magnolia Petroleum Co. 378 Ill. 19 · cited by 37
• Frye v. Medicare-Glaser Corp. 153 Ill. 2d 26 · cited by 37
• People v. Bunch 207 Ill. 2d 7 · cited by 37
• Peoria & Springfield Railroad v. Thompson 103 Ill. 187 · cited by 37
• The People v. Schlenger 13 Ill. 2d 63 · cited by 37
• Sawyer Realty Group, Inc. v. Jarvis Corp. 59 Ill. Dec. 905 · cited by 37
• Illinois Publishing & Printing Co. v. Industrial Commission 299 Ill. 189 · cited by 37
• People v. Chapman 2012 IL 111896 · cited by 37
• Braceville Coal Co. v. People 22 L.R.A. 340 · cited by 37
• Bridgeview Health Care Center, Ltd. v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company 381 Ill. Dec. 493 · cited by 37
• People v. Stanciel 153 Ill. 2d 218 · cited by 37
• People v. Del Vecchio 86 Ill. Dec. 461 · cited by 37
• Alexander v. Parker 19 L.R.A. 187 · cited by 37
• Knight v. Pottgieser 176 Ill. 368 · cited by 37
• People v. Coleman 206 Ill. 2d 261 · cited by 37
• City of Chicago v. Stratton 35 L.R.A. 84 · cited by 37
• People ex rel. Wheaton v. Wiant 48 Ill. 263 · cited by 37
• In re J.N. 61 Ill. Dec. 776 · cited by 37
• Coughran v. Gutcheus 18 Ill. 390 · cited by 37
• Thacker v. U N R Industries, Inc. 151 Ill. 2d 343 · cited by 37
• Chickering v. Bastress 130 Ill. 206 · cited by 37
• Tweedy v. Wright Ford Sales, Inc. 2 Ill. Dec. 282 · cited by 37
• People v. Davison 233 Ill. 2d 30 · cited by 37
• Rodriguez v. Sheriff's Merit Commission 218 Ill. 2d 342 · cited by 37
• Fullenwider v. Supreme Council of Royal League 180 Ill. 621 · cited by 37
• Johnson v. Askey 190 Ill. 58 · cited by 37
• Beck v. Stepp 144 Ill. 2d 232 · cited by 37
• Hinthorn v. Roland's of Bloomington, Inc. 116 Ill. Dec. 694 · cited by 37
• Court v. Grzelinski 19 Ill. Dec. 617 · cited by 37
• Wilcox v. City of Chicago 107 Ill. 334 · cited by 37
• People v. Howell 60 Ill. 2d 117 · cited by 37
• People v. Walker 116 Ill. Dec. 675 · cited by 37
• Odin Coal Co. v. Denman 185 Ill. 413 · cited by 37
• In re Marriage of O'Brien 2011 IL 109039 · cited by 37
• Schultz v. Illinois Farmers Insurance 237 Ill. 2d 391 · cited by 37
• Illinois Iron & Metal Co. v. Weber 196 Ill. 526 · cited by 37
• People v. Ruiz 177 Ill. 2d 368 · cited by 37
• Billings v. People 59 L.R.A. 807 · cited by 37
• Brauer MacHine & Supply Co. Ex Rel. Bituminous Casualty Corp. v. Parkhill Truck Co. 383 Ill. 569 · cited by 37
• Orenic v. Illinois State Labor Relations Board 127 Ill. 2d 453 · cited by 37
• Galena & Chicago Union Railroad v. Jacobs 20 Ill. 478 · cited by 37
• Ellman v. De Ruiter 412 Ill. 285 · cited by 37
• People v. Amerman 50 Ill. 2d 196 · cited by 37
• People v. Bourke 70 Ill. Dec. 734 · cited by 37
• People v. Belknap 23 N.E.3d 325 · cited by 37
• Storey v. People 79 Ill. 45 · cited by 37
• Myers v. People 67 Ill. 503 · cited by 37
• Lachenmyer v. Gehlbach 266 Ill. 11 · cited by 37
• Peoria Railway Terminal Co. v. Industrial Board 279 Ill. 352 · cited by 37
• People v. Sutton 233 Ill. 2d 89 · cited by 37
• People v. Smith 176 Ill. 2d 217 · cited by 37
• People v. Lampitok 207 Ill. 2d 231 · cited by 37
• People v. Brown 225 Ill. 2d 188 · cited by 37
• Keegan v. Kinnare 123 Ill. 280 · cited by 37
• People v. Spaulding 309 Ill. 292 · cited by 37
• Cerny-Pickas & Co. v. C. R. Jahn Co. 7 Ill. 2d 393 · cited by 37
• Miller v. People 39 Ill. 457 · cited by 37
• People v. Lambert 84 Ill. Dec. 467 · cited by 37
• Wabash Western Railway Co. v. Friedman 146 Ill. 583 · cited by 37
• Gouge v. Central Illinois Public Service Co. 144 Ill. 2d 535 · cited by 37
• People v. Dukett 56 Ill. 2d 432 · cited by 37
• Briske v. Village of Burnham 379 Ill. 193 · cited by 37
• State Security Insurance v. Burgos 145 Ill. 2d 423 · cited by 37
• North Chicago Street Railroad v. Williams 140 Ill. 275 · cited by 36
• Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. Lewis 109 Ill. 120 · cited by 36
• Dahmer v. Wensler 350 Ill. 23 · cited by 36
• Bobel v. People 173 Ill. 19 · cited by 36
• People v. Guerrero 2012 IL 112020 · cited by 36
• Mirich v. T. J. Forschner Contracting Co. 312 Ill. 343 · cited by 36
• People v. Taylor 2011 IL 110067 · cited by 36
• People v. Javaras 51 Ill. 2d 296 · cited by 36
• The PEOPLE v. Rosochacki 41 Ill. 2d 483 · cited by 36
• Plumb v. Campbell 129 Ill. 101 · cited by 36
• Rohrer v. Deatherage 336 Ill. 450 · cited by 36
• Collins Co. v. Carboline Co. 125 Ill. 2d 498 · cited by 36
• Alsup v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. 101 Ill. 2d 196 · cited by 36
• Board of Trustees v. Cook County College Teachers Union, Local 1600 24 Ill. Dec. 843 · cited by 36
• In re J. W. 57 Ill. Dec. 603 · cited by 36
• Keating v. Springer 22 L.R.A. 544 · cited by 36
• Certain Taxpayers v. Sheahen 45 Ill. 2d 75 · cited by 36
• Bigelow v. Gregory 73 Ill. 197 · cited by 36
• People v. McClanahan 191 Ill. 2d 127 · cited by 36
• Thornton v. GARCINI 237 Ill. 2d 100 · cited by 36
• Stratton v. Wenona Community Unit District No. 1 133 Ill. 2d 413 · cited by 36
• People v. Singleton 82 Ill. Dec. 666 · cited by 36
• People v. Cortes 181 Ill. 2d 249 · cited by 36
• Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad v. Crane 102 Ill. 249 · cited by 36
• City of Chicago v. Drexel 141 Ill. 89 · cited by 36
• People v. Runge 234 Ill. 2d 68 · cited by 36
• Whittemore v. People 227 Ill. 453 · cited by 36
• National Bank v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co. 23 Ill. Dec. 48 · cited by 36
• The PEOPLE v. Nuccio 43 Ill. 2d 375 · cited by 36
• Moore v. Jackson Park Hospital 69 Ill. Dec. 191 · cited by 36
• Iglehart v. Wesson 42 Ill. 261 · cited by 36
• Tuck v. Downing 76 Ill. 71 · cited by 36
• People v. Unger 5 Ill. Dec. 848 · cited by 36
• McKinley v. Watkins 13 Ill. 140 · cited by 36
• Wilkinson v. Ætna Life Insurance 240 Ill. 205 · cited by 36
• Bowes v. City of Chicago 3 Ill. 2d 175 · cited by 36
• Paulsen v. Manske 126 Ill. 72 · cited by 36
• People v. Whitlow 60 Ill. Dec. 587 · cited by 36
• Kenney v. Greer 13 Ill. 432 · cited by 36
• People ex rel. Jackson v. Suburban Railroad 178 Ill. 594 · cited by 36
• People v. Simpson 25 N.E.3d 601 · cited by 36
• Piper v. Connelly 108 Ill. 646 · cited by 36
• Tzystuck v. Chicago Transit Authority 124 Ill. 2d 226 · cited by 36
• Bajwa v. Metropolitan Life Insurance 208 Ill. 2d 414 · cited by 36
• Streeter v. Streeter 43 Ill. 155 · cited by 36
• Board of Trustees v. Haven 11 Ill. 554 · cited by 36
• People v. $1,124,905 U.S. Currency 177 Ill. 2d 314 · cited by 36
• Purtell v. Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co. 256 Ill. 110 · cited by 36
• Jones v. Albee 70 Ill. 34 · cited by 36
• The People v. Clark 30 Ill. 2d 216 · cited by 36
• The People v. Williams 40 Ill. 2d 522 · cited by 36
• People v. Lander 215 Ill. 2d 577 · cited by 36
• The People v. Sailor 43 Ill. 2d 256 · cited by 36
• Arangold Corp. v. Zehnder 204 Ill. 2d 142 · cited by 36
• Scammon v. City of Chicago 25 Ill. 424 · cited by 36
• First of America Bank, Rockford, N.A. v. Netsch 166 Ill. 2d 165 · cited by 36
• Glazewski v. Coronet Insurance Co. 91 Ill. Dec. 628 · cited by 36
• Grace v. Howlett 51 Ill. 2d 478 · cited by 36
• People v. Murrell 60 Ill. 2d 287 · cited by 36
• Wright v. City of Danville 174 Ill. 2d 391 · cited by 36
• Israel v. Brooks 23 Ill. 575 · cited by 36
• Samour, Inc. v. Board of Election Commissioners 224 Ill. 2d 530 · cited by 36
• People v. Martin 80 Ill. Dec. 776 · cited by 36
• People v. Scott 148 Ill. 2d 479 · cited by 36
• Mizowek v. De Franco 1 Ill. Dec. 32 · cited by 36
• Culver v. Third National Bank 64 Ill. 528 · cited by 36
• Indianapolis & St. Louis Railroad v. Stables 62 Ill. 313 · cited by 36
• Consolidated Coal Co. v. Peers 38 L.R.A. 624 · cited by 36
• Mooney v. City of Chicago 239 Ill. 414 · cited by 36
• North v. People 139 Ill. 81 · cited by 36
• Davern v. Civil Service Commission 47 Ill. 2d 469 · cited by 36