Legal Opinion
Ingemunson v. Hedges
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided January 17, 1990No. 68457PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clark
The central issue presented by this mandamus action is whether Illinois State’s Attorneys are constitutionally prohibited from receiving salary increases during their terms of office.
On March 15, 1989, the Governor of the State of Illinois signed into law House Bill 1072, creating Public Act 85-1451 (Pub. Act 85-1451, eff. March 15, 1989) (the Act). The Act establishes pay raises for State’s Attorneys in Illinois by amending “An Act concerning fees and salaries ***” (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 53, par. 1 et seq.). Although the State’s Attorneys’ terms of office do not expire until 1992, the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Carey v. CousinsIllinois Supreme Court · 1979
- Hoyne v. DanischIllinois Supreme Court · 1914
- People Ex Rel. Daley v. MoranIllinois Supreme Court · 1983
- People Ex Rel. Daley v. SuriaIllinois Supreme Court · 1986
- County of Cook v. HealyIllinois Supreme Court · 1906
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3Cited by52 opinions
- Rafael Garcia v. City of Chicago, Illinois, Anna Gall, County of CookCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- National Casualty Co. v. McFatridgeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
- Renaldo Hernandez, and David A. Cerda v. Joliet Police Department, Francis Ruettiger, Tom SteinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- McGrath v. GillisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- People Ex Rel. Baricevic v. WhartonIllinois Supreme Court · 1990
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