Browse Illinois Appellate Court's 2025 caseload. 27 opinions with AI-powered summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
Appellate Court Affirms Aggravated Battery Conviction Based on Sufficient Evidence
People v. Brooks, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on December 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed a defendant's conviction for aggravated battery, ...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights Due to Substance Abuse
In re I.P., decided by Illinois Appellate Court on December 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed a trial court's decision to terminate the parental righ...
Appellate Court Affirms Aggravated Battery Conviction Due to Waived Argument
People v. Dillon, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on December 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed a conviction for aggravated battery, holding that...
Appellate Court Affirms Aggravated Battery Conviction Based on Sufficient Evidence
People v. Hill, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on December 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed a defendant's conviction for aggravated battery, fi...
Prior 'fighting' convictions admissible to show intent in aggravated battery case
People v. Tolliver, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on December 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed the defendant's conviction for aggravated batte...
Father's Parentage Established Despite Initial No-Contact Order
In re Parentage of Jade J., decided by Illinois Appellate Court on December 30, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed a lower court's decision granting a fat...
Aggravated Battery Conviction Affirmed: "Great Bodily Harm" Proven
People v. Pittman, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on December 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed the defendant's conviction for aggravated batter...
Appellate Court Affirms Aggravated Battery Conviction Based on "Great Bodily Harm"
People v. White, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on December 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed a conviction for aggravated battery, holding that ...
Statements alleging illegal conduct not defamatory if substantially true
Seilheimer v. Olsen, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on December 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Seilheimer, sued the defendant, Olsen, for defamation after Olsen pub...
Prior fighting convictions admissible to show intent in aggravated battery case
People v. Holman, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on December 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed a defendant's conviction for aggravated battery, ...
Creditor denied sale of estate property for insufficient proof of necessity
In re: Estate of Frain, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on December 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed the trial court's decision to deny a petiti...
Embryo loss not 'personal injury' for negligence claim in Illinois
Miller v. Fertility Centers of Illinois, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on December 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Miller, sued Fertility Centers of Illinois (FCI) ...
Appellate Court Affirms Aggravated Battery Conviction Based on Sufficient Evidence
People v. Hill, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on December 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed a defendant's conviction for aggravated battery, fi...
Prior misconduct evidence admissible in sex abuse case
People v. Endicott, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on December 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. The appellate court ...
Police Pension Fund Correctly Denied Disability Benefits
Vokac v. The Berwyn Police Pension Fund, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on December 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former police officer, sued the pension fund af...
Aggravated Battery Conviction Affirmed: Evidence Supported "Great Bodily Harm"
People v. Brown, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on December 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed a conviction for aggravated battery, holding that ...
Nursing home found negligent for resident's fall
Bradish v. Aperion Care Marseilles, Inc., decided by Illinois Appellate Court on December 19, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, a former resident of a nursing home, sued the fa...
City's vehicle towing policy for unpaid tickets upheld against due process challenge
Carr v. The City of Chicago, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on December 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Carr, sued the City of Chicago alleging that the City's polic...
Appellate Court Upholds Search Incident to Arrest Based on Probable Cause
People v. McCorkle, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on December 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed the trial court's decision to deny the defendan...
Defamation claim fails for lack of actual malice
Burnette v. Nockels, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on December 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Burnette, sued the defendant, Nockels, for defamation, alleging that ...
Appellate Court Affirms Aggravated Battery Conviction Based on "Great Bodily Harm"
People v. Reyes, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on December 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed a defendant's conviction for aggravated battery, f...
Juvenile's aggravated battery conviction for punching officer affirmed
In re A.W.-B, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on December 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed a juvenile court's decision to adjudicate a minor as ...
Cannabis odor provides probable cause for vehicle search in Illinois
People v. Delgado, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on December 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed the trial court's decision to deny the defendant...
Parental rights terminated due to ongoing substance abuse and non-compliance
In re A.M., decided by Illinois Appellate Court on December 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision to terminate the parental rights of A...
Consent to vehicle search upheld despite multiple officers present
People v. Algrim, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on December 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed the trial court's decision to deny the defendant'...
Weaving vehicle justifies traffic stop, court rules
People v. Holmes, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on December 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed the trial court's decision to deny the defendant'...
Court Affirms Dismissal of Infant Formula NEC Lawsuit Over Federal Preemption
Deppa v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc., decided by Illinois Appellate Court on December 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Deppa, sued Abbott Laboratories alleging that its infa...
CaseLawBrief tracks 27 opinions from Illinois Appellate Court in 2025. This includes published and unpublished decisions.
The most common legal topics were: Aggravated Battery (4 cases), Best Interests Of The Child Standard (3 cases), Probative Value Vs. Prejudicial Effect (3 cases), Great Bodily Harm (3 cases), Sufficiency Of Evidence (3 cases).
Outcomes: Defendant Win: 25, Plaintiff Win: 2.