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
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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
- 310 US 150United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co.
- 310 US 16United States v. City & County of San Francisco
- 310 US 141Tigner v. Texas
- 309 US 70McGoldrick v. Felt & Tarrant Mfg. Co.
- 309 US 543Rico v. Rubert Hermanos, Inc.
- 309 US 414McGoldrick v. Gulf Oil Corp.
- 309 US 23Carpenter v. Wabash Railway Co.
- 309 US 227Chambers v. Florida
- 309 US 176McCarroll v. Dixie Greyhound Lines, Inc.
- 308 US 213Union Stock Yard & Transit Co. v. United States
- 308 US 453National Labor Relations Board v. Falk Corp.
- 307 US 57United States Trust Co. v. Helvering
- 307 US 241Electrical Fittings Corp. v. Thomas
- 306 US 522Helvering v. Metropolitan Edison Co.
- 306 US 511State Tax Commission v. Van Cott
- 306 US 459Chesebro v. Los Angeles County Flood Control District
- 306 US 292National Labor Relations Board v. Columbian Enameling & Stamping Co.
- 306 US 240National Labor Relations Board v. Fansteel Metallurgical Corp.
- 306 US 363United States v. Jacobs
- 305 US 398United States v. Continental National Bank & Trust Co.
- 305 US 315Armstrong Paint & Varnish Works v. Nu-Enamel Corp.
- 305 US 160Harris v. Avery Brundage Co.
- 304 US 502Wright v. Union Central Life Insurance
- 304 US 401Mahoney v. Joseph Triner Corp.
- 304 US 27United States v. Bekins
- 304 US 224Lone Star Gas Co. v. Texas
- 304 US 209Petroleum Exploration, Inc. v. Public Service Commission
- 303 US 419Electric Bond & Share Co. v. Securities & Exchange Comm'n
- 303 US 41Myers v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.
- 303 US 239United States v. Illinois Central Railroad
- 303 US 123United Gas Public Service Co. v. Texas
- 302 US 74Dodge v. Board of Education
- 302 US 22Atlantic Refining Co. v. Virginia
- 302 US 120Chicago Title & Trust Co. v. Forty-One Thirty-Six Wilcox Bldg. Corp.
- 301 US 495Carmichael v. Southern Coal & Coke Co.
- 301 US 459Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance v. Harrison
- 301 US 292Ohio Bell Telephone Co. v. Public Utilities Commission
- 301 US 278Steelman v. All Continent Corp.
- 301 US 148Southern Natural Gas Corp. v. Alabama
- 300 US 598Brown v. O'Keefe
- 300 US 5Blair v. Commissioner
- 300 US 440Wright v. Vinton Branch of Mountain Trust Bank
- 300 US 414Dugas v. American Surety Co.
- 300 US 352Brush v. Commissioner
- 299 US 374Employers Reinsurance Corp. v. Bryant
- 299 US 334Kentucky Whip & Collar Co. v. Illinois Central Railroad
- 299 US 24In re 620 Church Street Building Corp.
- 299 US 387Hauge v. Chicago
- 299 US 198Pep Boys, Manny, Moe & Jack of California, Inc. v. Pyroil Sales Co.