MICHALOWICZ v. VILLAGE OF BEDFORD PARK

No. 06-3857.

528 F.3d 530 (2008)

Ronald MICHALOWICZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. VILLAGE OF BEDFORD PARK, a municipal corporation, David R. Brady, individually and as Mayor of the Village of Bedford Park and President of the Board of Trustees, John C. Holloway, individually and as member of the Board of Trustees, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 11, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard S. Zachary (argued), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Jane M. May (argued), O'Halloran, Kosoff, Geitner & Cook, Northbrook, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before RIPPLE, EVANS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


SYKES, Circuit Judge.

For 28 years Ronald Michalowicz was a firefighter and fire inspector for the Village of Bedford Park, Illinois. In 2003 he was diagnosed with an often fatal form of tongue cancer. With the permission of Bedford Park's mayor, some of Michalowicz's coworkers began soliciting donations from local businesses to help cover the cost of his treatment. Shortly after successfully completing treatment and returning to work, Michalowicz was fired for accepting...

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