StateSeventh Circuit
Illinois
20 courts9 law schools27 law libraries80+ judges40,699 opinions mention this place
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Federal courts in Illinois
- Seventh Circuit Court of AppealsCourt of Appeals · Chicago
- Illinois Central District CourtDistrict Court · Peoria
- Illinois Central District CourtDistrict Court · Urbana
- Illinois Central District CourtDistrict Court · Rock Island
- Illinois Central District CourtDistrict Court · Springfield
- Illinois Northern District CourtDistrict Court · Chicago
- Illinois Northern District CourtDistrict Court · Rockford
- Illinois Southern District CourtDistrict Court · East St. Louis
- Illinois Southern District CourtDistrict Court · Benton
- Illinois Central Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Danville
- Illinois Central Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Springfield
- Illinois Central Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Peoria
- Illinois Northern Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Chicago
- Illinois Northern Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Rockford
- Illinois Southern Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Benton
- Illinois Southern Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · East St. Louis
State courts in Illinois
- Illinois Supreme CourtState Supreme Court
- Appellate Court of IllinoisState Appellate Court
- Court of Claims of IllinoisState Trial Court
- Illinois Circuit CourtState Trial Court
Landmark decisions involving Illinois
- Roper v. Simmons (2005)543 U.S. 551
- Crawford v. Washington (2004)541 U.S. 36
- Gratz v. Bollinger (2003)539 U.S. 244
- McConnell v. Federal Election Commission (2003)540 U.S. 93overruled
- Grutter v. Bollinger (2003)539 U.S. 306
- Lawrence v. Texas (2003)539 U.S. 558
- Lapides v. Board of Regents of Univ. System of Ga. (2002)535 U.S. 613
- Harris v. United States (2002)536 U.S. 545overruled
- Ring v. Arizona (2002)536 U.S. 584
- Atkins v. Virginia (2002)536 U.S. 304
- Stenberg v. Carhart (2000)530 U.S. 914
- United States v. Morrison (2000)529 U.S. 598
- Guy Mitchells v. Mary L Helms (2000)530 U.S. 793
- Bush v. Gore (2000)531 U.S. 98
- State Oil Co. v. Khan (1997)522 U.S. 3
- Reno v. ACLU (1997)521 U.S. 844
- Washington v. Glucksberg (1997)521 U.S. 702
- Agostini v. Felton Chancellor Board of Education of the City of New York (1997)521 U.S. 203
- Hudson v. United States (1997)522 U.S. 93
- Hubbard v. United States (1995)514 U.S. 695
- United States v. Gaudin (1995)515 U.S. 506
- J.E.B. v. Alabama ex rel. T.B. (1994)511 U.S. 127
- United States v. Dixon (1993)509 U.S. 688
- R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul (1992)505 U.S. 377
Most-cited decisions from Illinois courts
Ranked by citation influence (CAP PageRank).
- 401 F3D 471United States v. Paladino (2005)
- 289 F3D 968United States v. Schuh (2002)
- 287 F3D 667United States v. Knox (2002)
- 415 F3D 606United States v. Mykytiuk (2005)
- 125 F3D 583United States v. Tabb (1997)
- 24 F3D 918Waldridge v. American Hoechst Corp. (1994)
- 429 F3D 673United States v. Cunningham (2005)
- 414 F3D 725United States v. Dean (2005)
- 745 F2D 1101Car Carriers, Inc. v. Ford Motor Co. (1984)
- 227 F3D 863Clifford v. Apfel (2000)
- 103 F3D 551United States v. Wagner (1996)
- 45 F3D 185Support Systems International, Inc. v. Mack (1995)
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Recent opinions from Illinois courts
- 2026 ILAPP(1ST) 241044People v. Alexander (2026)
- 2026 ILAPP(2D) 250128Lucchetti v. Hall (2026)
- 2026 ILAPP(5TH) 250823People v. Lindemann (2026)
- 2026 IL 132016Johnson v. Amazon.com Services, LLC (2026)
- 2026 ILAPP(1ST) 231613People v. Sandridge (2026)
- 2026 ILAPP(3D) 250215In re Marriage of Mehta (2026)
- 2026 ILAPP(4TH) 250517People v. Hall (2026)
- 2026 ILAPP(5TH) 250721In re Sianna S. (2026)
- 2026 ILAPP(5TH) 230726People v. Foster (2026)
- 2026 ILAPP(1ST) 250216Cabana v. Illinois Department of Employment Security Board of Review (2026)
- 2026 ILAPP(5TH) 240696People v. Brown (2026)
- 2026 ILAPP(2D) 250080Village of Hampshire v. Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council (2026)
Law schools in Illinois
- DePaul University's College of LawABA · Chicago
- Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of LawABA · Chicago
- John Marshall Law SchoolABA · Chicago
- Loyola University, Chicago School of LawABA · Chicago
- Northern Illinois University College of LawABA · DeKalb
- Northwestern University School of LawABA · Chicago
- Southern Illinois University School of LawABA · Carbondale
- University of Chicago Law SchoolABA · Chicago
- University of Illinois College of LawABA · Champaign
Law libraries in Illinois
- Albert E. Jenner, Jr. Library · Champaign
- Cook County Law Library · Morton Grove
- Cook County Law Library-5th District · Bridgeview
- Cook County Law Library Skokie Branch · Skokie
- David C. Shapiro Memorial Law Library · DeKalb
- DuPage County Law Library · Wheaton
- IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law Library · Chicago
- Illinois Department of Employment Security Law and Reference Library · Chicago
- Illinois Supreme Court Library · Springfield
- Kane County Law Library & Self Help Legal Center · St. Charles
- Library of the U.S. Courts for the Seventh Circuit · Chicago
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law Library · Chicago
- Madison County Law Library · Edwardsville
- McHenry County Law Library · Woodstock
- National Law Library · Crystal Lake
- Peoria County Law Library · Peoria
- Pritzker Legal Research Center · Chicago
- Rinn Law Library · Chicago
- San Luis Obispo County Law Library · Chicago
- Southern Illinois University Law Library · Carbondale
- Supreme Court of Illinois Library · Chicago
- University of Chicago D'Angelo Law Library · Chicago
- U.S. Court Library- 7th Circuit Court of Appeals · East St. Louis
- U.S. Courts Library · Springfield
- Will County Law Library · Joliet
- William D. Bock Memorial Law Library (19th Judicial Circuit) · Waukegan
- Winnebago County Law Library · Rockford
Judges who served in Illinois
Federal judges with an appointment to a court located here.
- A. Benjamin Goldgar
Abraham Lincoln Marovitz- Adam C. Cliffe
Albert Barnes Anderson- Albert M. Crampton
- Alexander J. Napoli
- Alfred Woodward
- Alfred Younges Kirkland Sr.
- Alonzo K. Vickers
Amy Coney Barrett
Amy Joan St. Eve
Andrea Robin Wood
Ann Claire Williams- Anne M. Burke
April Michelle Perry- Barbara Gilleran Johnson
- Benjamin Drake Magruder
- Benjamin Miller
- Benjamin R. Sheldon
- Bernard Martin Decker
- Blanche Manning
Blanche M. Manning- Brian Barnett Duff
- Bruce W Black
- Byron O. House
Candace Rae Jackson-Akiwumi- Carol A. Doyle
- Carroll C. Boggs
- Caswell J. Crebs
- Charles C. Craig
Charles Edgar Woodward- Charles E. Freeman
Charles Guy Briggle- Charles H. Davis
- Charles H. Thompson
- Charles Jones
Charles Petros Kocoras
Charles Ronald Norgle Sr.
Christian Cecil Kohlsaat- Clyde Ernest Stone
Colin Stirling Bruce
Colleen Rae Lawless- Cyrus E. Dietz
Daniel Anthony Manion- Daniel P. Ward
- David Cleary
David Frank Hamilton
David H. Coar- David J. Baker
David R. Herndon
David Wayne Dugan- Deborah Lee Thorne
Diane Pamela Wood
Diane S. Sykes- Donald R. Cassling
Doris Lenea Pryor
Douglas Russell Cole
Edmond E-Min Chang- Edward C. Eberspacher
- Edward Shurtleff
Edwin Albert Robson
Elaine E. Bucklo
Elmer Jacob Schnackenberg
Elwyn Riley Shaw- Eugene R Wedoff
- Evan Alfred Evans
- Francis Barth
Francis Elisha Baker
Francis Ryan Duffy- Francis S. Lorenz
- Francis S. Wilson
Frank Hoover Easterbrook- Frank James McGarr
- Frank K. Dunn
Franklin Ulyses Valderrama
Frederick J. Kapala
Frederick Olen Mercer- Frederic R. DeYoung
Gary Feinerman- George A. Cooke
Find legal help in Illinois
Practice-area guides and local resources for Illinois.
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Cities in Illinois
Ordered by number of opinions mentioning each city.
- Justice · 119,568
- Standard · 115,757
- Washington · 107,414
- Union · 55,869
- Michael · 53,922
- Ohio · 45,722
- Columbia · 42,184
- Davis · 41,466
- Chicago · 38,725
- Virginia · 37,848
- Lee · 32,752
- Liberty · 29,672
- Normal · 28,677
- Mark · 28,164
- Henry · 27,552
- Assumption · 26,877
- Bureau · 25,920
- Worth · 24,820
- Nelson · 24,164
- Russell · 22,743
- Industry · 21,908
- Marshall · 20,826
- Robinson · 19,302
- Kansas · 18,794
- Arthur · 18,693
- Tennessee · 17,366
- Morris · 17,030
- Edwards · 15,825
- Sullivan · 15,023
- Marine · 14,147
- Hamilton · 13,498
- Warren · 13,469
- Oregon · 13,235
- Alexander · 13,205
- Roberts · 13,052
- Henderson · 12,702
- Raymond · 12,143
- Wayne · 11,722
- Atlanta · 11,463
- Norris · 11,216
- Frederick · 10,570
- Richmond · 10,476
- Mode · 10,403
- Energy · 10,345
- Franklin · 10,314
- Sherman · 10,174
- Lane · 10,071
- Perry · 9,542
- Newman · 9,453
- Fisher · 9,356
- Butler · 9,314
- Reynolds · 9,269
- Montgomery · 9,256
- Barry · 9,034
- Bradley · 8,914
- Patterson · 8,862
- Hudson · 8,348
- Browning · 8,320
- Simpson · 8,035
- Fidelity · 7,981
- Morton · 7,910
- Elizabeth · 7,887
- Bowen · 7,868
- Gardner · 7,830
- Watson · 7,595
- Harvey · 7,517
- Dakota · 7,504
- Christopher · 7,353
- Lincoln · 7,110
- Elliott · 7,076
- Armstrong · 7,075
- Hoffman · 6,904
- Palmer · 6,792
- Clayton · 6,729
- Logan · 6,617
- Seymour · 6,613
- Erie · 6,544
- Louisville · 6,525
- Akin · 6,493
- Mason · 6,429
- Media · 6,272
- Madison · 6,213
- Hartford · 6,129
- Hampshire · 5,760
- Dale · 5,750
- Wheeler · 5,718
- Kent · 5,674
- Irving · 5,512
- Milton · 5,510
- Nashville · 5,507
- Baldwin · 5,386
- Morrison · 5,352
- Marion · 5,208
- Burlington · 5,047
- Dixon · 5,021
- Vernon · 4,991
- Melvin · 4,926
- Royal · 4,908
- Yale · 4,840
- Bryant · 4,797
- Springfield · 4,693
- Walsh · 4,326
- Sidney · 4,294
- Jacksonville · 4,283
- Donovan · 4,279
- Waterman · 4,231
- Omaha · 4,120
- Charleston · 4,117
- Newark · 4,065
- Buckley · 4,025
- Preemption · 4,005
- Golden · 3,989
- Jacob · 3,931
- Manhattan · 3,916
- Sims · 3,867
- Hull · 3,865
- Kane · 3,854
- Mineral · 3,812
- Vermont · 3,808
- Cameron · 3,797
Opinions mentioning Illinois
- 512 F2D 19Chicago Housing Tenants Organization, Inc. v. Chicago Housing Authority
- 512 F2D 147Stephen P. Kupiec and John E. Cihocki v. Republic Federal Savings and Loan Association and Otto C. Martinek
- 512 F2D 1332Consolidated Edison Co. v. Federal Power Commission
- 512 F2D 1264Twin City Sportservice, Inc. v. Charles O. Finley & Co.
- 512 F2D 1158Peter Eckrich & Sons, Inc. v. Selected Meat Co.
- 512 F2D 106Women's Liberation Union v. Israel
- 512 F2D 1030Seltzer v. Chesley
- 512 F2D 1036Stream Pollution Control Board of the State of Indiana, and Zarko Sekerez, Proposed Intervenor v. United States Steel Corporation
- 511 F2D 963People of the State of California Ex Rel. State Water Resources Control Board v. The Environmental Protection Agency, and Russell E. Train, as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, State of Washington and Its Department of Ecology v. The Environmental Protection Agency and Russell E. Train, as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, United States of America
- 511 F2D 96United States Steel Corp. v. Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co.
- 511 F2D 834Indiana State Employees Association, Inc. v. Boehning
- 511 F2D 87J. L. Simmons Co., Inc., Cross-Appellant v. The Fidelity and Casualty Co., Cross-Appellee
- 511 F2D 82Chicago Housing Authority v. The Honorable Richard B. Austin, Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- 511 F2D 768Irma Dreiling, Widow of Leo McLelland v. General Electric Company
- 511 F2D 757United States v. Ross
- 511 F2D 7United States v. Duhart
- 511 F2D 678Hospital Building Company, Federation of American Hospitals, Amicus Curiae v. Trustees of the Rex Hospital, a Corporation
- 511 F2D 577Casey v. Transamerica Life Insurance and Annuity Co.
- 511 F2D 51Harlib. v. Lynn
- 511 F2D 504Tomera v. Galt
- 511 F2D 477United States v. Mccorkle
- 511 F2D 241Chicago Title & Trust Co. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
- 511 F2D 248United States v. Tratner
- 511 F2D 209Eugene A. Wahl and Vibra Screw Feeders, Inc., and Cross-Appellees v. Carrier Manufacturing Co., Inc., and Cross-Appellant
- 511 F2D 1327James Edward Carlson v. James R. Schlesinger, Secretary of Defense
- 511 F2D 1234Elot H. Raffety Farms, Inc. v. United States
- 511 F2D 1206In the Matter of Wonderfair Stores, Inc. Of Arizona, Debtor. Sam Jonas, Trustee-Appellant v. Walgreen Arizona Drug Co., Walgreen Arizona Drug Co. v. Mary Ann Levitt
- 511 F2D 1062United States v. Clifford T. Green, United States of America v. Pay Ming Leu
- 511 F2D 1060Thomas R. Knott, Jr. v. Francis G. Howard, Warden
- 510 F2D 976Kurek v. Pleasure Driveway and Park District of Peoria, Illinois
- 510 F2D 78United States v. Dye Construction Co.
- 510 F2D 760Neidhart v. Neidhart S.A.
- 510 F2D 689United States Steel Corp. v. Federal Power Commission
- 510 F2D 644Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad v. United States
- 510 F2D 634United States of America Ex Rel. Countee Williams v. John J. Twomey, Warden
- 510 F2D 62United States ex rel. Lujan v. Gengler
- 510 F2D 397United States ex rel. Kirby v. Sturges
- 510 F2D 340Honeycutt v. Aetna Insurance
- 510 F2D 322Hawkeye Chemical Company, and Mutual Boiler & MacHinery Insurance Company v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company, and Oil Insurance Association
- 510 F2D 15Scientific Holding Co. v. Plessey Inc.
- 510 F2D 1239National Right to Work Legal Defense v. Richey
- 510 F2D 1222Gueory v. Hampton
- 510 F2D 1070Arvin Industries, Inc. v. Berns Air King Corp.
- 510 F2D 1065Eugene J. Rutter, Counter-Defendants v. Arlington Park Jockey Club, Counter-Plaintiff, Arlington Park Jockey Club, Third-Party v. Tracey Bougan, Third-Party
- 509 F2D 839Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. v. Environmental Protection Agency
- 509 F2D 760Weeks v. Estelle
- 509 F2D 69The Procter And Gamble Company v. The City Of Chicago
- 509 F2D 652Gay Students Organization of the University of New Hampshire v. Thomas N. Bonner, Individually and as President of the University of New Hampshire, Gay Students Organization of the University of New Hampshire v. Meldrim Thomson, Jr.
- 509 F2D 616Molbreak v. Commissioner