People Ex Rel. Madigan v. Illinois Commerce Commission

Chief Justice Fitzgerald and Justices Freeman, Thomas, Kilbride, Karmeier, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

Plaintiff-Appellant, the Attorney General, electronically transmitted an application for rehearing with the Illinois Commerce Commission after the close of business on the application’s due date. The Commission accepted the application, but ultimately denied rehearing. The Attorney General then appealed to the Appellate Court, First District. The appellate court transferred the appeal to the Fourth District, which then dismissed the appeal. The Fourth District…