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      "ESTEBAN TORRES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THE COUNTY OF KANE, PUBLIC AID COMMITTEE, et al., Defendants-Appellees."
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        "text": "JUSTICE REINHARD\ndelivered the opinion of the court:\nThe defendants, Aurora Township and its township supervisor, Dennis Wiggins, notified plaintiff, Esteban Torres, that his general assistance grant issued under article VI of the Illinois Public Aid Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 23, par. 6\u20141 et seq.) was being terminated. Pursuant to section 11\u20148 of the Illinois Public Aid Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 23, par. 11\u20148), plaintiff appealed the decision to terminate his welfare aid to the defendant, County of Kane, Public Aid Committee (county), which conducted a hearing, affirmed the decision, and denied the appeal.\nPlaintiff then filed in the circuit court of Kane County his complaint for review of the administrative agency\u2019s decision by certiorari alleging, inter alia, that the decision of the county was against the manifest weight of the evidence and was not supported by the facts in the record. Following other proceedings below not pertinent to this appeal, written findings of fact were filed by the hearing officer of the county, and plaintiff filed a new motion for writ of certiorari, alleging solely that the decision was against the manifest weight of the evidence and not supported by facts in the record. The county filed a motion to dismiss the action, contending that the circuit court was without jurisdiction to review, by common law certiorari, whether the county\u2019s decision was against the manifest weight of the evidence. The trial judge granted the motion to dismiss, finding that review by certiorari was limited to issues of want of jurisdiction or the use of illegal procedures, which were not alleged in this proceeding.\nThe single issue raised on appeal by plaintiff is whether the circuit court has jurisdiction to review on application for a writ of certiorari an administrative agency\u2019s decision where the only issue sought to be reviewed in the circuit court is whether the agency\u2019s decision is against the manifest weight of the evidence.\nThe parties do not disagree that under section 11\u20148.7 of the Illinois Public Aid Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 23, par. 11\u20148.7), the Administrative Review Law (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 110, par. 3\u2014 101 et seq.), while expressly applying to certain administrative decisions under the Code, does not apply to those public aid recipients who receive aid under article VI, as is the case with plaintiff. (Miller v. Department of Public Aid (1979), 69 Ill. App. 3d 477, 481-82, 387 N.E.2d 810.) Therefore, we must determine whether review of the county\u2019s administrative decision is available by common law certiorari, where the only issue sought to be reviewed is whether the county\u2019s decision is against the manifest weight of the evidence.\nIt is true that earlier decisions of our supreme court, as reflected by Jarman v. Board of Review (1931), 345 Ill. 248, 255, 178 N.E. 91, and cases cited therein, hold that the circuit court may award the common law writ of certiorari to review decisions of an administrative agency in only two classes of cases, those where the agency exceeded its jurisdiction, and those where the agency has proceeded illegally. (See also People ex rel. Nelson Brothers Storage & Furniture Co. v. Fisher (1940), 373 Ill. 228, 25 N.E.2d 785.) However, in more recent decisions the Illinois Supreme Court has held that the substantial differences that at one time existed between common law and statutory certiorari have all but been obliterated. Smith v. Department of Public Aid (1977), 67 Ill. 2d 529, 367 N.E.2d 1286; Homefinders, Inc. v. City of Evanston (1976), 65 Ill. 2d 115, 357 N.E.2d 785; Nowicki v. Evanston Fair Housing Review Board (1975), 62 Ill. 2d 11, 338 N.E.2d 186.\nThus, we believe that common law certiorari is available to review the determination of an administrative agency on the ground that the agency\u2019s finding was against the manifest weight of the evidence where review under the Administrative Review Act is not provided (Nowicki v. Evanston Fair Housing Review Board (1975), 62 Ill. 2d 11, 338 N.E.2d 186), and have so held. (Batley v. Kendall County Sheriff's Department Merit Com. (1981), 99 Ill. App. 3d 622, 425 N.E. 1201; see also Penrod v. Department of Corrections (1979), 72 Ill. App. 3d 649, 391 N.E.2d 59; S & F Corp. v. Daley (1978), 59 Ill. App. 3d 1024, 376 N.E.2d 699.) While defendants rely on two recent appellate court decisions which appear to follow the older supreme court cases which limit the application of the common law writ of certiorari (C & K Distributors, Inc. v. Hynes (1984), 122 Ill. App. 3d 525, 461 N.E.2d 560; Hartley v. Will County Board of Review (1982), 106 Ill. App. 3d 950, 436 N.E.2d 1073), we decline to follow those decisions, and further note that they do not consider the more recent line of cases decided by our supreme court which eliminate the old distinctions between common law certiorari and review under the Administrative Review Act.\nFor the foregoing reasons, we reverse the June 26, 1984, order dismissing the action, and remand for further proceedings.\nReversed and remanded.\nLINDBERG and HOPF, JJ., concur.",
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      "Robert J. Morrow, State\u2019s Attorney, of Geneva (Patricia Johnson Lord, Assistant State\u2019s Attorney, of counsel), for appellees."
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    "head_matter": "ESTEBAN TORRES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THE COUNTY OF KANE, PUBLIC AID COMMITTEE, et al., Defendants-Appellees.\nSecond District\nNo. 84\u2014693\nOpinion filed January 25, 1985.\nSarah Megan, of Prairie State Legal Services, of Geneva, for appellant.\nRobert J. Morrow, State\u2019s Attorney, of Geneva (Patricia Johnson Lord, Assistant State\u2019s Attorney, of counsel), for appellees."
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