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party bringing a facial challenge in Illinois

8 Illinois opinions name it 2 courts 2019–2026 7 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Illinois courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (1)

CaseFollowedCited
People v. Huffgreen
illappct · 2025 · cited in 1 Illinois opinions naming this issue, 2026–2026
2 sentences

2026People v. Huff, 2025 IL App (4th) 240762, ¶ 14 . “ ‘A party bringing a facial challenge to a statute faces a particularly heavy burden.’ ” Huff, 2025 IL App (4th) 240762, ¶ 15 (quoting People v. Villareal, 2023 IL 127318, ¶ 14 ).

2026People v. Huff, 2025 IL App (4th) 240762, ¶ 14 . “ ‘A party bringing a facial challenge to a statute faces a particularly heavy burden.’ ” Huff, 2025 IL App (4th) 240762, ¶ 15 (quoting People v. Villareal, 2023 IL 127318, ¶ 14 ).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Illinois. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (4)

CaseCitedYears
People v. Villareal green
ill · 2023
2 sentences

2026People v. Huff, 2025 IL App (4th) 240762, ¶ 14 . “ ‘A party bringing a facial challenge to a statute faces a particularly heavy burden.’ ” Huff, 2025 IL App (4th) 240762, ¶ 15 (quoting People v. Villareal, 2023 IL 127318, ¶ 14 ).

2025“A party bringing a facial challenge to a statute faces a particularly heavy burden,” in that he or she “must prove there is no set of circumstances under which the statute would be valid.” Villareal, 2023 IL 127318, ¶ 14 .

32025–2026
People v. Bochenek green
ill · 2021
2 sentences

2025“A statute will be deemed facially unconstitutional only if there is no set of circumstances under which the statute would be valid.” Bochenek, 2021 IL 125889, ¶ 10 .

2025Where a facial challenge has been raised, “[t]he particular facts related to the challenging party are irrelevant.” Bochenek, 2021 IL 125889, ¶ 10 . ¶ 19 The constitutionality of a statute presents a question of law and is subject to de novo review.

32025–2025
People v. Eubanks green
ill · 2019
2 sentences

2023People v. Eubanks, 2019 IL 123525, ¶ 34 .

2023People v. Eubanks, 2019 IL 123525, ¶ 34 .

22023–2023
People v. Rizzo green
ill · 2016
2 sentences

2021People v. Rizzo, 2016 IL 118599, ¶ 24 .

2019People v. Rizzo, 2016 IL 118599, ¶ 24 .

22019–2021

Statutes the citing opinions construe

IL § 720 ILCS 5/24-1.1 (3) IL § 735 ILCS 5/2-1401 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

IL 8 (2019–2026) MT 2 (2018–2021) WI 2 (2024–2024) MI 2 (2007–2012)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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