30 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 266,691 times   281 Legal Analyses
    Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint
  2. Ledford v. Sullivan

    105 F.3d 354 (7th Cir. 1997)   Cited 654 times
    Holding that a decision on a motion for appointment of an expert witness is reviewed for abuse of discretion
  3. Yeftich v. Navistar, Inc.

    722 F.3d 911 (7th Cir. 2013)   Cited 311 times
    Finding that the complaint "lacks the factual specificity required to state a plausible breach-of-fair-representation claim"
  4. Cordeck Sales v. Construction Systems

    382 Ill. App. 3d 334 (Ill. App. Ct. 2008)   Cited 68 times
    Finding that an overstatement in a mechanic's lien claim did not constitute constructive fraud because aside from the lien claim itself there was no other evidence from which fraudulent intent could be inferred
  5. Fleet Bank v. Burke

    160 F.3d 883 (2d Cir. 1998)   Cited 85 times
    Concluding that an attenuated federal claim presents no substantial federal question over what is primarily a state-law claim, in which state administrative bodies have the primary right to take evidence and make findings of fact
  6. Roselle Police Pension Bd. v. Roselle

    232 Ill. 2d 546 (Ill. 2009)   Cited 61 times
    Discussing the various categories of police pensions
  7. Hostrop v. Bd. of Jr. College Dist. No. 515

    523 F.2d 569 (7th Cir. 1975)   Cited 161 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "injunctive relief would be manifestly inappropriate" after "[f]ive years have elapsed since plaintiff's employment was terminated" when a money judgment was not precluded by the Eleventh Amendment because the state had waived any immunity
  8. Bakalis v. Golembeski

    35 F.3d 318 (7th Cir. 1994)   Cited 62 times
    Holding that a decision-making body "that has prejudged the outcome cannot render a decision that comports with due process"
  9. Dearborn Maple Venture, LLC v. Sci Ill. Servs., Inc.

    2012 Ill. App. 103513 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012)   Cited 10 times
    Finding successor liability where company shared common ownership and purpose of developing real property with predecessor company
  10. Cannizzo v. Berwyn Township 708 Community

    318 Ill. App. 3d 478 (Ill. App. Ct. 2001)   Cited 21 times
    Holding "ultra vires and void ab initio" a contract because the defendant, an "appointed community mental health board, ... [did] not have the authority to enter into employment contracts with administrative personnel that extend[ed] beyond the term of the township supervisor holding office at the time the contract [was] executed"
  11. Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 12   Cited 361,353 times   960 Legal Analyses
    Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
  12. Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 8   Cited 163,831 times   197 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."
  13. Section 105 ILCS 5/24-11 - Boards of Education - Boards of School Inspectors - Contractual continued service

    105 ILCS 5/24-11   Cited 37 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Stating that teachers hired after 1988 are subject to a four-year probationary term
  14. Section 105 ILCS 5/10-23.8 - Superintendent contracts

    105 ILCS 5/10-23.8   Cited 17 times

    After the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 and the expiration of contracts in effect on the effective date of this amendatory Act, school districts may only employ a superintendent or, if authorized by law, a chief executive officer under either a contract for a period not exceeding one year or a performance-based contract for a period not exceeding 5 years. Performance-based contracts shall be linked to student performance and academic improvement within the schools of the districts

  15. Section 5 ILCS 120/2 - [Effective Until 1/1/2025] Open meetings

    5 ILCS 120/2   Cited 13 times

    (a) Openness required. All meetings of public bodies shall be open to the public unless excepted in subsection (c) and closed in accordance with Section 2a. (b) Construction of exceptions. The exceptions contained in subsection (c) are in derogation of the requirement that public bodies meet in the open, and therefore, the exceptions are to be strictly construed, extending only to subjects clearly within their scope. The exceptions authorize but do not require the holding of a closed meeting to discuss

  16. Section 110 ILCS 805/3-11

    110 ILCS 805/3-11   Cited 5 times
    Stating that "[t]he board of each community college district is a body politic and corporate . . . that may sue and be sued in all courts and places where judicial proceedings are had."
  17. Section 110 ILCS 805/3-32

    110 ILCS 805/3-32   Cited 4 times   1 Legal Analyses

    To establish tenure policies for the employment of teachers and administrative personnel, and the cause for removal. 110 ILCS 805/3-32 P. A. 78-699.

  18. Section 110 ILCS 805/3-30

    110 ILCS 805/3-30   Cited 3 times

    The board of any community college district has the powers enumerated in Sections 3-31 through 3-43 of this Act . This enumeration of powers is not exclusive but the board may exercise all other powers, not inconsistent with this Act, that may be requisite or proper for the maintenance, operation and development of any college or colleges under the jurisdiction of the board. 110 ILCS 805/3-30 P. A. 78-669. Amended by P.A. 096-0269,§ 5, eff. 8/11/2009.

  19. Section 110 ILCS 805/3-65 - Employment contract limitations

    110 ILCS 805/3-65   Cited 2 times

    (a) This Section applies to employment contracts entered into, amended, renewed, or extended after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly. This Section does not apply to collective bargaining agreements. (b) The following apply to any employment contract entered into with an employee of the community college district: (1) Severance under the contract may not exceed one year salary and applicable benefits. (2) A contract with a determinate start and end date may not

  20. Section 110 ILCS 805/3-9

    110 ILCS 805/3-9   Cited 2 times

    A majority of full voting membership of the Board shall constitute a quorum. For all meetings of the Board, a quorum of members must be physically present at the location of the meeting. When a vote is taken upon any measure before the Board, a quorum being present, a majority of the members voting on the measure shall determine the outcome thereof. No action of such board shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies on such board, or by reason of any failure to select any nonvoting student members