KIRSCH v. ROCHFORD

No. 62561.

55 Ill. App.3d 1042 (1977)

371 N.E.2d 899

CHARLES R. KIRSCH, Deceased, by Ruth Kirsch, Special Adm'x for Purposes of Appeal, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JAMES M. ROCHFORD, Superintendent of Police of City of Chicago, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

Opinion filed December 21, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Ryan, of Chicago, for appellant.

William R. Quinlan, Corporation Counsel, of Chicago (Daniel Pascale, Marsile J. Hughes, Edmund Hatfield, and Mary Denise Cahill, Assistant Corporation Counsel, of counsel), for appellees.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE McNAMARA delivered the opinion of the court:

On February 21, 1974, the Chicago superintendent of police filed charges with the Police Board of Chicago against Charles R. Kirsch. The charges stem from an incident at O'Hare International Airport on May 30, 1973. Following a hearing, the Board ordered Kirsch discharged from the police force. On review of the administrative proceeding, the circuit court of Cook County affirmed...

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