Practicing in the Appellate Courts is for the purpose of reviewing trial court judgments to correct of errors committed by the trial court, development of the law, achieve a uniform approach across courts, and the pursuit of justice, more generally. Appellate courts are not a forum to make a new case, but instead they determine if the rulings and judgment of the court below were made correctly.
Rome is an unincorporated census-designated place (CDP) in Peoria County, Illinois, United States. The population of the CDP was 1,776 at the 2000 census. Rome is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. A notable one-time resident is Wayne Nelson, of classic rock's Little River Band, who grew up in Rome.