At issue in this appeal is whether a minor who is tried in adult court under the automatic transfer provision of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (Act) (705 ILCS 405/5-130 (West 2008))but is later not convicted of the charges which brought him into adult court is subject to mandatory adult sentencing under the Act.
At issue in this appeal is whether, in an action brought under the Federal Employers Liability Act (45 U.S.C. 51 et seq. (2006)), a defendant railroad may argue to the jury that a third party was the only person whose negligent conduct caused the plaintiffs injuries. For the reasons that follow, we hold that it may.
Stone Street Partners, LLC (Stone Street), brought this action in the circuit court of Cook County to obtain administrative review and declaratory and other relief, including an award of damages, after discovering that a judgment had been recorded against one of its properties for failure to pay $1050 in fines and costs imposed by the city of Chicago's department of administrative hearings (the Department) for violation of various provisions of the city's building code more than a decade earlier.
A pro se post trial claim alleging ineffective assistance of counsel is governed by the common-law procedure developed from our decision in People v. Krankel, 102 Ill. 2d 181(1984), and its progeny.