Northwestern Steel & Wire Co. v. Industrial Commission

Both the plaintiff, Northwestern Steel & Wire Company (Northwestern), and the defendant, the Industrial Commission of Illinois (Commission), appeal under Supreme Court Rule 307(a)(1) (134 Ill. 2d R. 307(a)(1)) from a modified temporary restraining order. The order found that the Commission’s rules relating to the requirements for approval as a self-insurer for workers’ compensation claims were unconstitutional. The order required the Commission to provide Northwestern with a hearing to challenge the amount of security it must post as a condition to renew its status as a self-insurer. We…