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815 ILCS 5/1 (2026)

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(815 ILCS 5/1) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 137.1)
    Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois Securities Law of 1953.
(Source: P.A. 86-1475.)

    
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Cited in 58 cases (11 in the last 5 years), 1993–2024 · leading case: Babiarz v. Stearns, 2016 IL App (1st) 150988 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016).
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Babiarz v. Stearns, 2016 IL App (1st) 150988 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). · cites it 2× “Specifically, she asserts that the annuities are investment contracts, which are securities governed by the Illinois Securities Law of 1953 (815 ILCS 5/1 et seq. (West 2012)), not the Illinois Insurance Code (215 ILCS 5/1 et seq.”
Van Dyke v. White, 2019 IL 121452 (Ill. 2019). · cites it 2× “OPINION ¶1 The Illinois Secretary of State Securities Department (Department) initiated administrative proceedings against Richard Lee Van Dyke based on charges that he had engaged in fraudulent and misleading conduct in violation of the Illinois Securities Law of 1953 (Act)…”
Aste v. Metro. Life Ins., 728 N.E.2d 629 (Ill. App. Ct. 2000). · cites it 2× “On appeal, plaintiff argues that Illinois arbitration law applies to this case, that the arbitration agreement is void for lack of consideration and that the arbitration agreement is void due to violations of the Illinois Securities Law of 1953 (815 ILCS 5/1 et seq. (West…”
Kugler v. Southmark Realty Partners III, 723 N.E.2d 710 (Ill. App. Ct. 1999). · cites it 2× “Section 13(A) provides that those persons who participated or aided in selling securities in violation of the provisions of the Securities Law (815 ILCS 5/1 et seq. (West 1996)) shall be jointly and severally liable to the purchaser, at his or her election: "(1) for the full…”
Sheth v. SAB Tool Supply Co., 2013 IL App (1st) 110156 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “The Business Brokers Act defines a “business” as “an existing business, goodwill of an existing business, or any interest therein, or any one or combination thereof, where the transaction is not a securities transaction involving securities subject to the Illinois Securities Law…”
English Co. v. Nw. Envirocon, Inc., 663 N.E.2d 448 (Ill. App. Ct. 1996). · cites it 2× “( West 1992 )) and the Securities Law of 1953 (815 ILCS 5/1 et seq. ( West 1992 )). NWE argues that, if we determine that the Sales Act should be construed to apply to principals who provide services, the protection would necessarily extend to insurance agents, doctors, lawyers,…”
Sterling Fin. Mgmt., L.P. v. UBS Painewebber, Inc., 782 N.E.2d 895 (Ill. App. Ct. 2002). “Sterling’s complaint included allegations of fraudulent concealment, intentional misrepresentation, negligent misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, violations of the Illinois Securities Law of 1953 (815 ILCS 5/1 et seq. (West 1998)), violations of the Illinois Consumer…”
Van Dyke v. White, 2019 IL 121452 (Ill. 2019). · cites it 2× “OPINION ¶1 The Illinois Secretary of State Securities Department (Department) initiated administrative proceedings against Richard Lee Van Dyke based on charges that he had engaged in fraudulent and misleading conduct in violation of the Illinois Securities Law of 1953 (Act)…”
Platinum Partners Value Arbitrage Fund v. Chicago Bd. Options Exch., 2012 IL App (1st) 112903 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012). “, sued defendants the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), the Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) and “John Doe” defendants, claiming violations of the Illinois Securities Law of 1953 (Illinois Securities Law) (815 ILCS 5/1 et seq. (West 2002)) and the Illinois Consumer Fraud…”
Dvorkin v. Soderquist, 2022 IL App (1st) 201368 (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). “815 ILCS 5/1 et seq. (West 2018). The trial court granted with prejudice a motion to dismiss by Soderquist and Rivera as to those three claims while allowing plaintiffs’ claims for breach of contract against XServe to proceed.”
Klein v. George G. Kerasotes Corp., 500 F.3d 669 (7th Cir. 2007). “The only question before this court is whether the Illinois Securities Law of 1953, 815 ILCS 5/1 et seq., applies to claims made by a seller of stock such as Kerasotes.”
Tucker v. Soy Capital Bank & Trust Co., 2012 IL App (1st) 103303 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012). “As a result of that audit, on or about February 10, 2005, Hubadex executed a stipulation to entry of a consent order entered on February 22, 2005, finding that Hubadex had violated the Illinois Securities Law of 1953 (815 ILCS 5/1 (West 2008)) and ordering Hubadex to pay a…”
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— 815 ILCS 5/1(b) — 1 case
Jilani v. Berger, 2022 IL App (1st) 220184-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2022).
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