7 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 24 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Material Service Corp. v. Department of Revenue.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Material Service Corp. v. Department of Revenue Anchor | green | “findings of the trial court adverse to the appellee do not require the appellee's cross-appeal if the judgment of the trial court was not at least in part against the appellee.” | 5 |
| 2 | Manago v. The County of Cook | green | “whenever possible, courts must enforce clear and unambiguous statutory language as written, without reading in unstated exceptions, conditions, or limitations.” | 4 |
| 3 | Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC v. Village of Elmwood Park | green | “the legislature's silence on the power of home rule units is actually evidence of the home rule unit's power.” | 3 |
| 4 | Alford v. Shelton (In Re Estate of Shelton) | green | “must not depart from the plain meaning of the statutory language by reading into it exceptions, limitations, or conditions not expressed by the legislature.” | 3 |
| 5 | Fogt v. 1-800-Pack-Rat, LLC | green | “the denial of a summary judgment motion is not a final order and is normally not appealable even where the court has made a finding pursuant to illinois supreme court rule 304(a).” | 3 |
| 6 | Iwan Ries & Co. v. City of Chicago | green | “the assumption that municipalities should be allowed to address their problems by tailoring solutions to local needs.” | 3 |
| 7 | Nolan v. Granite City | green | “we find no intention to repeal ordinance no. 2574 in ordinance 2910 or any evidence of inconsistency between the two.” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.