CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
This appeal raises issues involving the preclusive effect of a state court consent judgment on a subsequent civil rights suit brought in federal court. The district court dismissed the suit on the basis of res judicata and the Illinois rule prohibiting the splitting of a cause of action. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
I. FACTS
Rose Torres is a black woman who owns and operates a 24-hour telephone answering...
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