BEGG v. BOARD OF FIRE & POLICE COMM'RS

No. 57721.

99 Ill.2d 324 (1984)

459 N.E.2d 925

RICHARD BEGG, Appellant, v. BOARD OF FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF PARK RIDGE, et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 20, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel P. Jakala and Stanley H. Jakala, of Berwyn, for appellant.

Paul N. Keller, of Park Ridge, for appellees.

Wayne W. Schmidt, of San Francisco, California, and James P. Manak, of Chicago, for amicus curiae Americans for Effective Law Enforcement, Inc.

William C. Summers, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, for amicus curiae International Association of Chiefs of Police, Inc.

James A. Murphy, of Peoria, for amicus curiae Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, Inc.

Gary M. Lightman and Anthony C. Busillo II, of Mancke, Lightman & Wagner, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for amicus curiae Grand Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE CLARK delivered the opinion of the court:

In this case the appellant, Richard R. Begg, a police officer with the city of Park Ridge, was suspended without pay for three days for allegedly failing to meet certain job performance requirements or standards relating to his traffic and nontraffic activities as a police officer. The city's director of public safety ordered the suspension, and...

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