Collins v. Board of Trustees of the Firemen's Annuity & Benefit Fund

Decided March 18, 1993. John L. Nickels wrote the opinion for the court.

155 Ill. 2d 103 · Cited 210 times

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• Herhold v. Retirement Board of the Firemen's Annuity & Benefit Fund · 515 N.E.2d 1240
• Harris v. Manor Healthcare Corp. · 489 N.E.2d 1374
• Williams v. Illinois State Scholarship Commission · 563 N.E.2d 465
• Carey v. Elrod · 275 N.E.2d 367
• Nelson v. Union Wire Rope Corp. · 199 N.E.2d 769
• Kraft, Inc. v. Edgar · 561 N.E.2d 656
• Kirwan v. Welch · 549 N.E.2d 348
• Castaneda v. Illinois Human Rights Commission · 547 N.E.2d 437
• Business & Professional People for the Public Interest v. Illinois Commerce Commission · 585 N.E.2d 1032
• Mulligan v. Joliet Regional Port District · 527 N.E.2d 1264
• Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co. v. Illinois State Toll Highway Commission · 251 N.E.2d 253
• People v. Chandler · 543 N.E.2d 1290
• City of Decatur v. American Federation of State, County, & Municipal Employees, Local 268 · 122 Ill. 2d 353
• Lake County Board of Review v. Property Tax Appeal Board · 519 N.E.2d 459
• American Country Insurance v. Wilcoxon · 537 N.E.2d 284
• Union Electric Co. v. Department of Revenue · 556 N.E.2d 236
• Bruni v. Department of Registration & Education · 319 N.E.2d 37
• Community Consolidated School District Number 210 v. Mini · 304 N.E.2d 75

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