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VANKO v. SHEAHAN

No. 1-95-1117.

662 N.E.2d 512 (1996)

278 Ill. App.3d 302

214 Ill.Dec. 946

John VANKO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael F. SHEAHAN, Sheriff of Cook County; Robert W. Goldsmith, Director, Internal Affairs Division; Edward Carik, Chief Deputy Sheriff for the Sheriff of Cook County; John Robinson, Undersheriff of Cook County Sheriff's Office; and the Cook County Sheriff's Merit Board, Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

February 21, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack O'Malley, State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago (Patricia M. Shymanski, John J. Murphy, Sophia Lopez, of counsel), for appellants.

Law Offices of Joseph V. Roddy, Chicago (Joseph V. Roddy, of counsel), for appellee.

Justice GREIMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

John Vanko (plaintiff) was appointed by former Cook County Sheriff James O'Grady to the position of deputy sheriff on July 7, 1987. Current Cook County Sheriff Michael Sheahan discharged plaintiff on June 24, 1994, upon the belief that plaintiff's initial appointment was not in accordance with section 3-7008 of the Sheriff's Merit System Act (the Act) which establishes appointment eligibility criteria. 55 ILCS 5...

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