BOARD OF EDUCATION v. COMPTON

No. 65606.

123 Ill.2d 216 (1988)

526 N.E.2d 149

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT No. 1, COLES COUNTY, Appellant, v. JEFFREY EARLE COMPTON et al., Appellees (Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board, Intervenor-Appellee).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed June 20, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian A. Braun and S. Jeff Funk, of Miller, Tracy, Braun & Wilson, Ltd., of Monticello, for appellant.

Gregory J. Malovance, of Winston & Strawn, of Chicago, and Ralph H. Loewenstein, of Drach & Deffenbaugh, P.C., of Springfield, for appellees.

Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General, of Springfield (Shawn W. Denney, Solicitor General, Imelda R. Terrazino, Assistant Attorney General, and Randi Hammer Abramsky, of the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board, all of Chicago, of counsel), for intervenor-appellee.

Gilbert Feldman, of Cornfield & Feldman, of Chicago, for amicus curiae Illinois Federation of Teachers.


Affirmed.

JUSTICE CLARK delivered the opinion of the court:

The sole question on this appeal is whether the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 48, par. 1701 et seq.) divests the circuit courts of jurisdiction to vacate or enforce arbitration awards in public education. We answer this question in the affirmative.

The appellant is the board of education of Community...

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