MITCHELL v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Nos. 1-04-1928, 1-04-2112.

856 N.E.2d 593 (2006)

367 Ill. App.3d 807

305 Ill.Dec. 788

Jerome W. MITCHELL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. The DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent-Appellant (The Human Rights Commission, Respondent-Appellee).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

Rehearing Denied November 7, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ayesha S. Hakeem, Chicago, for Appellant Mitchell.

Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Gary Feinerman, Solicitor General, Jerald S. Post, Assistant Attorney General, Chicago, for Appellant Human Rights Commission.

Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, L. Rachel McKinzie, Special Assistant Attorney General, Chicago, for Appellee.


Justice GREIMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Petitioner Jerome W. Mitchell and the Illinois Department of Human Resources (the DHR) filed a complaint with the Illinois Human Rights Commission (the Commission) pursuant the Illinois Human Rights Act (the Act) (775 ILCS 5/1-101 et seq. (West 2002)) alleging that Mitchell's employers, the Illinois Department of Corrections (the Department) and Prison Health Services (PHS), a private corporation operating...

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