Illinois Compiled Statutes

735 ILCS 5/8-1501 (2026)

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(735 ILCS 5/8-1501) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-1501)
    Sec. 8-1501. Comparison. In all courts of this State it shall be lawful to prove handwriting by comparison made by the witness or jury with writings properly in the files of records of the case, admitted in evidence or treated as genuine or admitted to be genuine, by the party against whom the evidence is offered, or proved to be genuine to the satisfaction of the court.
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)

    
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Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2013–2024 · leading case: The Bd. of Educ. of Du Page High Sch. Dist. 88 v. Pollastrini, 2013 IL App (2d) 120460 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013).
The Bd. of Educ. of Du Page High Sch. Dist. 88 v. Pollastrini, 2013 IL App (2d) 120460 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “” See 735 ILCS 5/8-1501 (West 2010). ¶ 78 The “Committee of Ten” objected to the Districts’ proposal to delegate signature verification to the Election Commission.”
Starr v. Jones, 2024 IL App (1st) 221295-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “” In support of his contention, plaintiff cites several Illinois Rules of Evidence and section 8-1501 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/8-1501 (West 2022)). ¶7 As a threshold matter, we must address the inadequacy of the record, as plaintiff has not included in the…”
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