On May 21, 2020, the Illinois Supreme Court affirmed the Second District of the Illinois Appellate Court by holding that a defense attorney does not face a per se conflict of interest when he or she represents a defendant whose alleged crime targeted someone previously represented by the attorney.
On May 15, 2020, the Second District of the Illinois Appellate Court reversed the judgment of the Stephenson County Circuit Court that the defendant resisted or obstructed a peace officer’s authorized acts.
The Department of Public Health adopted amendments to the Drinking Water Systems Code, adding an assessment process for total coliform bacterial contamination in noncommunity public water systems (NCPWS).
The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois was amended by adding section 5-725, which mandates that, unless otherwise provided by law, no department may deny an applicant an occupational or professional license based solely on the applicant’s citizenship or immigration status.
On June 11, 2020, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court reversed and remanded a decision by the trial court denying an offender under age 21 the opportunity to file a successive postconviction petition based on evolving pertinent law and science.
The defendant argued the Illinois State Police violated his right to privacy and Fourth Amendment rights against unlawful searches and seizures when investigators searched his “EnCase” evidence file without a warrant.
Public Act 101-0643 amends the School Code. Grants for preschool education programs have been altered, and grantees may now serve the children of essential workers if the governor declares a disaster due to a public-health emergency.
On Aug. 26, 2020, the Fifth District of the Illinois Appellate Court found that a municipal ordinance provided for a fee rather than a fine in light of the plain language of the ordinance.
On May 1, 2020, the Third District Appellate Court held that the circuit court improperly granted summary judgment in favor of the defendant when it held that the plaintiff breached its contract by failing to provide notice to the defendant prior to pursuing a legal remedy.
The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) adopted an amendment to Video Gaming (General). The amendment authorizes IGB to rule on petitions brought by interested parties, such as terminal operators and licensed video-gaming locations, alleging that an agreement or portion of an agreement purporting to control the location and operation of video-gaming terminals is invalid.
The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation adopted amendments to the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987 implementing the sunset reauthorization of the Act.
On Jan. 30, 2020, the Fifth District Appellate Court affirmed a lower court’s ruling denying a defendant’s motion to withdraw his plea of guilty but mentally ill.
On Aug. 24, 2020, the Second District of the Illinois Appellate Court affirmed a trial court ruling that police officers’ entry into a home was justified and the officers were lawfully in the defendant’s premises when they saw cannabis in plain sight.
The State Board of Elections has adopted a new rule designed to more efficiently track loans made to candidates by political committees and to increase the transparency of financial-disclosure reporting by campaigns.
On June 16, 2020, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court found that a defendant had provided a gist of a constitutional claim for purposes of filing a postconviction petition when a trial court, without the assistance of an interpreter, pronounced him guilty.
On April 28, 2020, the Second District Appellate Court held that interest did not begin to accrue on a $1.5 million general jury verdict until the appellate court reversed the circuit court’s overturning of the general verdict.
