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CITY OF BENTON POLICE DEP'T v. HUMAN RIGHTS COM.

No. 5-86-0160.

160 Ill. App.3d 55 (1987)

513 N.E.2d 29

THE CITY OF BENTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, Petitioners-Counterrespondents, v. THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION et al., Respondents (Paul Lampley, Respondent-Counterpetitioner).

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Rehearing denied September 29, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas N. Dorris, of Harris, Lambert & Wilson, of Marion, for petitioner City of Benton Police Pension Board.

Charles L. Quindry and Jeffrey A. Goffinet, both of Caldwell, Troutt, Alexander, Quindry & Popit, of Benton, for petitioner City of Benton Police Department.

Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General, of Springfield (Roma Jones Stewart, Solicitor General, and Diane M. Curry, Assistant Attorney General, of Chicago, of counsel), for respondent Human Rights Commission.

Edward J. Kionka, of Murphysboro, and J. Lawrence Sanders, of James W. Sanders & Associates, of Marion, for respondent Paul Lampley.

Order vacated.

JUSTICE WELCH delivered the opinion of the court:

Paul Lampley filed a charge with the Illinois Department of Human Rights alleging the refusal of the city of Benton police pension board (the board) to reinstate him as a police officer was an unlawful act of discrimination based on a handicap. The Department of Human Rights filed a complaint with the Illinois Human Rights Commission (the Commission) on Lampley's behalf. The Commission concluded...

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