Appellate Court of Illinois July 13, 1995, 1-93-4562 (Empire Home Services, Inc. v. Carpet America, Inc.)

JUSTICE CAHILL

delivered the opinion of the court:

Empire Home Services, Inc., a seller and installer of carpet, and a ubiquitous presence on television in the Chicago metropolitan area, sued defendants for alleged violations of both the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (815 ILCS 505/1 et seq. (West 1992)) and the Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act (815 ILCS 510/1 et seq.