WASHINGTON v. POLICE BD. OF CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 1-92-2240.

629 N.E.2d 715 (1994)

257 Ill. App.3d 936

196 Ill.Dec. 170

Joseph WASHINGTON III, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. POLICE BOARD OF the CITY OF CHICAGO, Defendant (Matt Rodriguez, Defendant-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

February 4, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan S. Sher, Corp. Counsel of the City of Chicago (Lawrence Rosenthal, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Benna Ruth Solomon, Chief Asst. Corp. Counsel, Julian N. Henriques, Jr., Asst. Corp. Counsel, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Thomas J. Pleines, Law Offices of Thomas J. Pleines, Chicago, of counsel, for plaintiff-appellee.


Justice GIANNIS delivered the opinion of the court:

Following an administrative hearing the Police Board of the City of Chicago (the board or the Police Board) issued a decision discharging plaintiff-appellee, Joseph Washington (plaintiff), from his position as a Chicago police officer. The board based its ruling upon a finding that plaintiff had possessed and used cocaine in violation of Chicago Police Department rules. On administrative review, the circuit court...

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