Illinois Appellate Court

3 articles covered

Ruling type: All Substantive Discovery Procedural

Ill. App. · April 20, 2026 · James M. Obbish

Illinois Appellate Court Revives Murder Conviction Challenge Tied to Detectives' Pattern of Witness Coercion

A man convicted in the 1994 shooting death of a seven-year-old Chicago boy wins the right to pursue a successive postconviction petition after an appellate court held that newly discovered evidence of systematic police misconduct — and an affidavit claiming...

Criminal Law Civil Rights

REVERSAL Ill. App. · April 20, 2026 · Lisa M. Taylor

Illinois Appellate Court Upholds Termination of Parental Rights Despite Flawed Withdrawal of Mother's Fifth Attorney

A Cook County mother lost her appeal to reverse termination of her parental rights to four children, even though the appellate court agreed the trial court erred in letting her attorney withdraw without following proper notice procedures.

Civil Rights Family Law

Ill. App. · April 20, 2026 · Roger Rickmon

Illinois Appellate Court Revives Part of Suit Over Student's Broken Arm on Inflatable Slide, Drawing New Line Between Supervision Immunity and Duty to Guard or Warn

In a question of first impression for Illinois appellate courts, the Third District holds that some pre-event safety failures fall outside the Tort Immunity Act's supervision shield.

Civil Rights Civil Procedure