AFM Messenger Service, Inc. v. Department of Employment Security

Decided September 20, 2001. Thomas R. Fitzgerald wrote the opinion for the court.

763 N.E.2d 272 · Cited 635 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Jack Bradley, Inc. v. Department of Employment Security · 585 N.E.2d 123
• City of Belvidere v. Illinois State Labor Relations Board · 692 N.E.2d 295
• GRIFFITTS CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. v. Dept. of Labor · 390 N.E.2d 333
• Branson v. Department of Revenue · 659 N.E.2d 961
• Rozran v. Durkin · 45 N.E.2d 180
• Zelney v. Murphy · 56 N.E.2d 754
• Eutectic Welding Alloys Corp. v. Rauch · 115 N.E.2d 898
• Spahn v. Department of Labor · 185 N.E.2d 231
• Abrahamson v. Illinois Department of Professional Regulation · 606 N.E.2d 1111
• Greer v. Illinois Housing Development Authority · 524 N.E.2d 561
• People v. Ortiz · 752 N.E.2d 410
• Texaco-Cities Service Pipeline Co. v. McGaw · 695 N.E.2d 481
• McMath v. Katholi · 730 N.E.2d 1
• Central City Education Ass'n v. Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board · 599 N.E.2d 892
• Employers Mutual Companies v. Skilling · 644 N.E.2d 1163
• Office of the Cook County State's Attorney v. Illinois Local Labor Relations Board · 652 N.E.2d 301
• Carson Pirie Scott & Co. v. State of Illinois Department of Employment Security · 544 N.E.2d 772
• Ross v. Cummins · 131 N.E.2d 521
• Massa v. Department of Registration & Education · 507 N.E.2d 814
• People v. Anderson · 721 N.E.2d 1121
• Beth Weber, Inc. v. Murphy · 59 N.E.2d 913
• Sample & Sell, Inc. v. Labor & Industrial Relations Commission · 764 S.W.2d 109
• Gladstone Cab Co. v. Donnelly · 197 N.E.2d 3
• Goldberg v. Davis · 602 N.E.2d 812

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• American Federation v. LABOR RELATIONS BD. · 839 N.E.2d 479
• Czajka v. Department of Employment Security · 901 N.E.2d 436
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• In Re Marriage of Gambla and Woodson · 853 N.E.2d 847
• Comprehensive Community Solutions, Inc. v. Rockford School District No. 205 · 837 N.E.2d 1
• Du Page County Board v. Department of Revenue · 790 N.E.2d 918
• Rose v. BD. OF TRUSTEES OF MOUNT PROSPECT · 958 N.E.2d 315
• Elementary School District 159 v. Schiller · 849 N.E.2d 349
• Outcom, Inc. v. Illinois Department of Transportation · 909 N.E.2d 806
• Village of Oak Park v. Village of Oak Park Firefighters Pension Board · 839 N.E.2d 558
• Messer & Stilp, Ltd. v. Department of Employment Security · 910 N.E.2d 1223
• Dow Chemical Co. v. Department of Revenue · 832 N.E.2d 284
• Mina v. Board of Education for Homewood-Flossmoor, Community High School District 233 · 348 Ill. App. 3d 264
• Mead Corp. v. Department of Revenue · 861 N.E.2d 1131
• American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, Council 31 v. Illinois State Labor Relations Board, State Panel · 216 Ill. 2d 569
• Jarvis v. South Oak Dodge, Inc. · 773 N.E.2d 641
• People Ex Rel. Department of Labor v. MCC Home Health Care, Inc. · 790 N.E.2d 38
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• Boggio v. Mudge · 2018 IL App (3d) 170432
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