PEOPLE v. CHICAGO MAGNET WIRE CORP.

No. 86-0114.

157 Ill. App.3d 797 (1987)

510 N.E.2d 1173

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHICAGO MAGNET WIRE CORPORATION et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (1st Division).

Opinion filed June 29, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Glenn E. Carr, Glenn C. Sechen, Frank J. Parkerson, and Lynn Worley, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

George J. Cotsirilos and Robert M. Stephenson, both of Cotsirilos & Crowley, of Chicago (Rex E. Lee, of counsel), for appellee Chicago Magnet Wire Corporation.

Patrick A. Tuite, of Patrick A. Tuite, Ltd., of Chicago (Rex E. Lee, of counsel), for appellee Kevin Keane.

Harvey M. Silets, of Silets & Martin, Ltd., of Chicago (Rex E. Lee, of counsel), for appellee Anthony Jordan.

William J. Martin, of William J. Martin, Ltd., of Oak Park (Rex E. Lee, of counsel), for other appellees.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from an order of the circuit court of Cook County dismissing various indictments and informations against Chicago Magnet Wire Corporation (CMW), and five corporate officials, Anthony Jordan, Kevin Keane, Gerald Colby, Allan Simon, and Frank Asta. The sole issue on appeal is whether State criminal prosecutions based on conditions in the workplace are preempted by the Occupational...

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