Illinois Supreme Court February 20, 1998, 81548 (People v. Watts)

No. 81548–Agenda 11– May 1997. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. DAN WATTS, Appellee. Opinion filed February 20, 1998. JUSTICE McMORROW delivered the opinion of the court: Defendant, Dan Watts, was convicted of home repair fraud under the Home Repair Fraud Act (the Act) (815 ILCS 515/1 et seq. (West 1994)) in a bench trial in the circuit court of Lake County.