Genius v. County of Cook

State: Illinois

Docket No: 110239 Official Reports

Case Date: 06/16/2011

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Genius v. County of Cook, 2011 IL 110239

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JACK L. GENIUS, Appellee, v. THE COUNTY OF COOK et al., Appellants. 110239 June 16, 2011 The Cook County Employee Appeals Board possessed jurisdiction to discharge plaintiff from his position as a police officer with the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, regardless of whether the employee's department head had actually discharged him or had merely recommended discharge, because any such purported defect was merely a matter of error which did not go to the board's jurisdiction as an administrative agency.

Decision Under Review

Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District, reported at 398 Ill. App. 3d 321; heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County, the Hon. Mary K. Rochford, Judge, presiding.

Judgment Counsel on Appeal

Appellate court judgment reversed; cause remanded. Burton S. Odelson, Cary A. Horvath and Matthew M. Welch, of Odelson & Sterk, Ltd., of Evergreen Park, for appellants. John H. Kelly and Ericka J. Thomas, of Ottosen Britz Kelly Cooper & Gilbert, Ltd., of Naperville, for appellee.

Justices

JUSTICE BURKE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Kilbride and Justices Freeman, Thomas, Garman, and Karmeier concurred in the judgment and opinion. Justice Theis took no part in the decision.

OPINION

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