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State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Campbell, 538 U.S. 408 (2003), was a case in which the United States Supreme Court held that the due process clause usually limits punitive damage awards to less than ten times the size of the compensatory damages awarded and that punitive damage awards of four times the compensatory damage award is "close to the line of constitutional impropriety".
In re Himmel, 125 Ill.2d 531, 533 N.E.2d 790 (Ill. 1988), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of Illinois that upheld the suspension of an attorney's license for failing to report misconduct by another attorney.
State Farm Insurance "Fire Building" in downtown Bloomington, Illinois. State Farm was founded in June 1922 by retired farmer George J. Mecherle as a mutual automobile insurance company owned by its policyholders. [10]
George Jacob "G.J." Mecherle [1] (pronounced "Ma-herl") (June 7, 1877 - March 10, 1951) was the founder of State Farm, headquartered in Bloomington, Illinois.Mecherle, a farmer who later became an insurance agent, founded State Farm after becoming dissatisfied with the insurance rates charged to farmers, as those rates included the risks of city drivers as well.
Illinois Reports is the official reporter of the Illinois Supreme Court and the Illinois Appellate Courts. It is published by Thomson Reuters, ...
Raymond Lee Stewart (January 21, 1952 – September 18, 1996) was an American robber and spree killer who murdered six people during a week-long rampage in Rockford, Illinois and Beloit, Wisconsin in 1981. Stewart was sentenced to death for the murders he committed in Illinois and was executed in 1996 at Stateville Correctional Center. [1]
Robbery 3–7 years. If the robbery is committed upon a person that is over 60 years old, is physically handicapped, or if the Robbery occurred in a school or church, 4–15 years. If it involved certain conditions, 30–60 years in prison. Armed Robbery 6–30 years. If it involved certain aggravating conditions, 30–60 years in prison.
Crime in Illinois (2019) [2] Violent Crime Property Crime Murder Rape Robbery Aggravated assault Burglary Larceny-theft Motor vehicle theft Total 51,561 832 6,078 12,464 32,187 233,984 34,433 180,776 18,775 Rate per 100,000 inhabitants 406.9 6.6 48.0 98.4 254.0 1,846.5 271.7 1,426.6 148.2