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.

• McNamee v. Federated Equipment & Supply Co., Inc. 181 Ill. 2d 415 · cited by 28
• Railway Passenger & Freight Conductors' Mutual Aid & Benefit Ass'n v. Loomis 142 Ill. 560 · cited by 28
• People Ex Rel. Board of Trustees v. Barrett 382 Ill. 321 · cited by 28
• O'Connor v. a & P Enterprises 41 Ill. Dec. 782 · cited by 28
• Carrigan v. Illinois Liquor Control Commission 19 Ill. 2d 230 · cited by 28
• Wolf v. Bollinger 62 Ill. 368 · cited by 28
• Hake v. People 230 Ill. 174 · cited by 28
• Swift & Co. v. O'Neill 187 Ill. 337 · cited by 28
• Craig v. Craig 163 Ill. 176 · cited by 28
• People v. Farmer 165 Ill. 2d 194 · cited by 28
• Freides v. Sani-Mode Manufacturing Co. 33 Ill. 2d 291 · cited by 28
• The PEOPLE v. Sears 49 Ill. 2d 14 · cited by 28
• Sherer-Gillett Co. v. Long 318 Ill. 432 · cited by 28
• People v. Frey 82 Ill. Dec. 661 · cited by 28
• People v. Mitchell 85 Ill. Dec. 465 · cited by 28
• Harp v. Parr 168 Ill. 459 · cited by 28
• People v. Ligon 239 Ill. 2d 94 · cited by 28
• P. C. Hanford Oil Co. v. First National Bank 126 Ill. 584 · cited by 28
• Baier v. State Farm Insurance Co. 5 Ill. Dec. 572 · cited by 28
• Wilson v. Wilson 158 Ill. 567 · cited by 28
• Voigt v. Kersten 164 Ill. 314 · cited by 28
• Delahanty v. Warner 75 Ill. 185 · cited by 28
• Simmons v. Homatas 236 Ill. 2d 459 · cited by 28
• Kennedy v. City of Evanston 348 Ill. 426 · cited by 28
• People v. Cox 53 Ill. 2d 101 · cited by 28
• Gibellina v. Handley 127 Ill. 2d 122 · cited by 28
• Powers v. Briggs 79 Ill. 493 · cited by 28
• Schaefer v. Wunderle 154 Ill. 577 · cited by 28
• People v. Timmsen 50 N.E.3d 1092 · cited by 28
• Cope v. Doe 80 Ill. Dec. 40 · cited by 28
• People v. Campa 217 Ill. 2d 243 · cited by 28
• Searles v. City of Flora 225 Ill. 167 · cited by 28
• Hamlin v. United States Express Co. 107 Ill. 443 · cited by 28
• National Bank of America v. Indiana Banking Co. 114 Ill. 483 · cited by 28
• Whiting v. Nicholl 46 Ill. 230 · cited by 28
• Central Railway Co. v. Bannister 195 Ill. 48 · cited by 28
• Illinois Central Railroad v. Frankenberg 54 Ill. 88 · cited by 28
• Cline v. Jones 111 Ill. 563 · cited by 28
• Mitchell v. King 187 Ill. 452 · cited by 28
• Babcock v. Trice 18 Ill. 420 · cited by 28
• Galena & Chicago Union Railroad v. Yarwood 17 Ill. 509 · cited by 28
• The People v. Cagle 41 Ill. 2d 528 · cited by 28
• Titus v. Mabee 25 Ill. 257 · cited by 28
• Weber Wagon Co. v. Kehl 139 Ill. 644 · cited by 28
• The People v. Nilsson 44 Ill. 2d 244 · cited by 28
• Gazzolo v. Chambers 73 Ill. 75 · cited by 28
• Missouri Malleable Iron Co. v. Dillon 206 Ill. 145 · cited by 28
• Kruse v. Wilson 79 Ill. 233 · cited by 28
• Chicago West Division Railway Co. v. Ryan 131 Ill. 474 · cited by 28
• People v. Durr 215 Ill. 2d 283 · cited by 28
• In Re Andrea F. 208 Ill. 2d 148 · cited by 28
• County of Cook v. Healy 222 Ill. 310 · cited by 28
• People v. Jones 39 Ill. Dec. 590 · cited by 28
• Lamkin v. People 94 Ill. 501 · cited by 28
• Village of Wilsonville v. SCA Services, Inc. 55 Ill. Dec. 499 · cited by 28
• United States Rolling Stock Co. v. Wilder 116 Ill. 100 · cited by 28
• People v. Grant 2013 IL 112734 · cited by 28
• People v. Medina 221 Ill. 2d 394 · cited by 28
• Chicago & Great Western Railroad Land Co. v. Peck 112 Ill. 408 · cited by 28
• People v. K.C. 186 Ill. 2d 542 · cited by 28
• Yang v. City of Chicago 195 Ill. 2d 96 · cited by 28
• Chicago Union Traction Co. v. Browdy 206 Ill. 615 · cited by 28
• Cutinello v. Whitley 161 Ill. 2d 409 · cited by 28
• People v. Reimolds 65 Ill. Dec. 17 · cited by 28
• Danforth v. Danforth 111 Ill. 236 · cited by 28
• Roseboom v. Whittaker 132 Ill. 81 · cited by 28
• People v. Lamborn 185 Ill. 2d 585 · cited by 28
• The PEOPLE v. Pride 16 Ill. 2d 82 · cited by 28
• Wabash Railroad v. Billings 212 Ill. 37 · cited by 28
• Illinois Central Railroad v. Cole 165 Ill. 334 · cited by 28
• La Salle National Bank v. City of Evanston 57 Ill. 2d 415 · cited by 28
• People v. Pierce 56 Ill. 2d 361 · cited by 28
• Schulenburg v. Signatrol, Inc. 33 Ill. 2d 379 · cited by 28
• City of Bloomington v. Shrock 110 Ill. 219 · cited by 28
• A. J. Johnson Paving Co. v. Industrial Commission 45 Ill. Dec. 126 · cited by 28
• Webster v. Steele 75 Ill. 544 · cited by 28
• In re Marriage of Smith 56 Ill. Dec. 693 · cited by 28
• Egbers v. Egbers 177 Ill. 82 · cited by 28
• Greer v. Young 120 Ill. 184 · cited by 28
• Mydlach v. DaimlerChrysler Corp. 226 Ill. 2d 307 · cited by 28
• Bradley v. Fox 7 Ill. 2d 106 · cited by 28
• Martin v. Martin 174 Ill. 371 · cited by 28
• Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway Co. v. Callaghan 157 Ill. 406 · cited by 28
• People v. Davis 213 Ill. 2d 459 · cited by 28
• People v. Whitehead 116 Ill. 2d 425 · cited by 28
• People Ex Rel. Kell v. Kramer 328 Ill. 512 · cited by 28
• Laurence v. Laurence 164 Ill. 367 · cited by 28
• Kelly v. Jones 290 Ill. 375 · cited by 28
• Hazel v. Hoopeston-Danville Motor Bus Co. 310 Ill. 38 · cited by 28
• People v. Underwood 19 Ill. Dec. 12 · cited by 28
• Illinois Central Railroad v. O'Connor 189 Ill. 559 · cited by 28
• People v. Walker 64 Ill. Dec. 531 · cited by 28
• People v. Thurber 13 Ill. 554 · cited by 28
• County of Kane v. Carlson 107 Ill. Dec. 569 · cited by 28
• Watt v. People 1 L.R.A. 403 · cited by 28
• Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. Shires 108 Ill. 617 · cited by 28
• South Park Commissioners v. Dunlevy 91 Ill. 49 · cited by 28
• People v. Fisher 184 Ill. 2d 441 · cited by 28
• Frank v. Miner 50 Ill. 444 · cited by 28
• Blanchard v. Williamson 70 Ill. 647 · cited by 28
• Zeh v. Wheeler 95 Ill. Dec. 478 · cited by 28
• Taylor v. Thompson 42 Ill. 9 · cited by 28
• People v. Hari 218 Ill. 2d 275 · cited by 28
• Illinois Central Railroad v. Mills 42 Ill. 407 · cited by 28
• Curtiss v. Martin 20 Ill. 557 · cited by 28
• People v. Gonzalez 151 Ill. 2d 79 · cited by 28
• Village of Clayton v. Brooks 150 Ill. 97 · cited by 28
• Western Stone Co. v. Whalen 151 Ill. 472 · cited by 28
• The PEOPLE v. Allen 17 Ill. 2d 55 · cited by 28
• People v. McCullum 5 Ill. Dec. 836 · cited by 28
• People v. Molnar 222 Ill. 2d 495 · cited by 28
• Boone v. People 148 Ill. 440 · cited by 28
• Board of Supervisors v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R. R. 44 Ill. 229 · cited by 28
• People v. Blair 52 Ill. 2d 371 · cited by 28
• Haines v. People 97 Ill. 161 · cited by 28
• People v. Wilson 164 Ill. 2d 436 · cited by 28
• Schnell v. City of Rock Island 232 Ill. 89 · cited by 28
• Kenneally v. City of Chicago 220 Ill. 485 · cited by 28
• Starr v. Willoughby 218 Ill. 485 · cited by 28
• Nelson v. Borchenius 52 Ill. 236 · cited by 28
• O'Callaghan v. Dellwood Park Co. 242 Ill. 336 · cited by 28
• People v. Lombardi 184 Ill. 2d 462 · cited by 28
• Daniels v. Industrial Commission 201 Ill. 2d 160 · cited by 28
• People v. Hicks 78 Ill. Dec. 354 · cited by 28
• People Ex Rel. Skinner v. Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Inc. 102 Ill. Dec. 412 · cited by 28
• People v. Spears 98 Ill. Dec. 9 · cited by 28
• Emory v. Addis 71 Ill. 273 · cited by 28
• Wylie v. Elwood 134 Ill. 281 · cited by 28
• People v. Falbe 189 Ill. 2d 635 · cited by 28
• Schaffner v. Chicago & North Western Transportation Co. 129 Ill. 2d 1 · cited by 28
• Chicago City Railway Co. v. Rood 163 Ill. 477 · cited by 27
• Gatto v. Walgreen Drug Co. 61 Ill. 2d 513 · cited by 27
• J&J Ventures Gaming, LLC v. Wild, Inc 2016 IL 119870 · cited by 27
• Shell Oil Co. v. Industrial Commission 2 Ill. 2d 590 · cited by 27
• People v. Bean 92 Ill. Dec. 538 · cited by 27
• People v. Butler 1 Ill. Dec. 204 · cited by 27
• People v. Garrett 139 Ill. 2d 189 · cited by 27
• Weksler v. Collins 317 Ill. 132 · cited by 27
• People v. Wooters 188 Ill. 2d 500 · cited by 27
• Johnson v. Gibson 116 Ill. 294 · cited by 27
• City of Joliet v. Harwood 86 Ill. 110 · cited by 27
• Bennitt v. Wilmington Star Mining Co. 119 Ill. 9 · cited by 27
• Goodrich v. Sprague 376 Ill. 80 · cited by 27
• Sanitary District v. Cullerton 147 Ill. 385 · cited by 27
• Chicago & Alton Railroad v. People ex rel. Koerner 67 Ill. 11 · cited by 27
• County of Adams v. City of Quincy 6 L.R.A. 155 · cited by 27
• Hobart v. Hobart 154 Ill. 610 · cited by 27
• Raintree Health Care Center v. Illinois Human Rights Commission 173 Ill. 2d 469 · cited by 27
• Johnson v. La Grange State Bank 22 Ill. Dec. 709 · cited by 27
• Launius v. BD. OF FIRE & POLICE COM'RS OF CITY OF DES PLAINES 151 Ill. 2d 419 · cited by 27
• True & True Co. v. Woda 201 Ill. 315 · cited by 27
• Kerr v. Russell 69 Ill. 666 · cited by 27
• Smith v. Jones 100 Ill. Dec. 560 · cited by 27
• Craig v. Peterson 39 Ill. 2d 191 · cited by 27
• Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. Parks 18 Ill. 460 · cited by 27
• The PEOPLE v. Braden 34 Ill. 2d 516 · cited by 27
• Wall v. Pfanschmidt 265 Ill. 180 · cited by 27
• Poeple v. Robert S. 213 Ill. 2d 30 · cited by 27
• Cooke v. Murphy 70 Ill. 96 · cited by 27
• Village of Apple River v. Illinois Commerce Commission 18 Ill. 2d 518 · cited by 27
• People's Loan & Homestead Ass'n of Joliet v. Keith 28 L.R.A. 65 · cited by 27
• Borden v. Croak 131 Ill. 68 · cited by 27
• Newkirk v. Cone 18 Ill. 449 · cited by 27
• Schmidt v. Chicago & Northwestern Ry. Co. 83 Ill. 405 · cited by 27
• Loomis v. Riley 24 Ill. 307 · cited by 27
• People v. Edwards 23 Ill. Dec. 73 · cited by 27
• People v. Andrews 132 Ill. 2d 451 · cited by 27
• People v. Arnold 248 Ill. 169 · cited by 27
• People v. Jones 84 Ill. Dec. 495 · cited by 27
• Fanning v. LeMay 38 Ill. 2d 209 · cited by 27
• Investors Syndicate of America, Inc. v. Hughes 378 Ill. 413 · cited by 27
• Stephens v. Collison 249 Ill. 225 · cited by 27
• People v. Willy 301 Ill. 307 · cited by 27
• Chicago & Alton Railroad v. Randolph 53 Ill. 510 · cited by 27
• Heinsen v. Lamb 117 Ill. 549 · cited by 27
• People v. Bass 450 Ill. Dec. 902 · cited by 27
• O'Brien v. Township High School District 214 47 Ill. Dec. 702 · cited by 27
• People v. Hanson 212 Ill. 2d 212 · cited by 27
• Smith v. Henline 174 Ill. 184 · cited by 27
• Hartray v. Chicago Railways Co. 290 Ill. 85 · cited by 27
• Solich v. George and Anna Portes Cancer Prevention Center of Chicago, Inc. 158 Ill. 2d 17 · cited by 27
• Crafton v. Lester B. Knight & Associates, Inc. 46 Ill. 2d 533 · cited by 27
• Elliott v. Willis 92 Ill. 2d 530 · cited by 27
• Hagler v. Small 307 Ill. 460 · cited by 27
• J. I. Case Co. v. McCartin-McAuliffe Plumbing & Heating, Inc. 118 Ill. 2d 447 · cited by 27
• Kazubowski v. Kazubowski 45 Ill. 2d 405 · cited by 27
• Markley v. People ex rel. Kochersperger 171 Ill. 260 · cited by 27
• People v. Torres 54 Ill. 2d 384 · cited by 27
• Merwin v. Arbuckle 81 Ill. 501 · cited by 27
• People v. Nunn 55 Ill. 2d 344 · cited by 27
• Carpenters' Union v. Citizens Committee to Enforce the Landis Award 333 Ill. 225 · cited by 27
• People v. McCann 247 Ill. 130 · cited by 27
• Jordan v. Davis 108 Ill. 336 · cited by 27
• People ex rel. Rice v. Board of Trade 80 Ill. 134 · cited by 27
• People v. Heflin 17 Ill. Dec. 786 · cited by 27
• The People v. Wilson 400 Ill. 461 · cited by 27
• American National Bank & Trust Co. v. Columbus-Cuneo-Cabrini Medical Center 154 Ill. 2d 347 · cited by 27
• Granite City Division of National Steel Co. v. Illinois Pollution Control Board 155 Ill. 2d 149 · cited by 27
• Klafter v. State Board of Examiners 259 Ill. 15 · cited by 27
• Slack v. Harris 200 Ill. 96 · cited by 27