A final decision, order, or judgment of the Circuit Court, entered in an action to review a decision of an administrative agency, is reviewable by appeal as in other civil cases.
3-112.Appeals.
Article III. Administrative Review · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified July 20, 2026
In one sentenceSection 3-112 lets a party appeal the circuit court's final decision in an administrative review action the same way any other civil judgment gets appealed.
Full Text of 735 ILCS 5/3-112
Plain-English Summary
Section 3-112 is brief and direct: a final decision, order, or judgment of the circuit court, entered in an action to review a decision of an administrative agency, is reviewable by appeal as in other civil cases. It doesn't set up a special appellate track for administrative review — ordinary civil appeal procedure applies.
What the appellate court reviews under this section is the circuit court's judgment in the review action, not the agency's decision directly. That's consistent with the rest of Article III's structure: circuit court review under Sections 3-101 through 3-111 comes first, and this section supplies the path to appeal that circuit court result, alongside the separate direct-appellate-review option Section 3-113 provides for cases where that route is authorized.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I appeal a circuit court's ruling in an administrative review case?
Yes. Section 3-112 makes a final decision, order, or judgment of the circuit court in a review action appealable, just as in other civil cases.
What procedure governs an appeal from an administrative review judgment?
The same procedure used for appeals in other civil cases; the section doesn't create a separate appellate procedure for administrative review judgments.
Does this section create a different appeal process than for other civil cases?
No. It expressly makes the circuit court's decision reviewable by appeal as in other civil cases.
What does an appeal under this section review?
The circuit court's final decision, order, or judgment in the review action — not the administrative agency's underlying decision directly.
Is there an alternative to circuit court review followed by appeal?
Yes. Section 3-113 provides for direct review of certain final administrative decisions by the appellate court, bypassing circuit court review, where the law authorizing the review provides for it.
Amendment History
(Source: P.A. 88-1.)
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Illinois Compiled Statutes, Illinois General Assembly / Legislative Reference Bureau. Last verified July 20, 2026.
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