Ritenour v. Police Bd. of City of Chicago

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SULLIVAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

In an action brought under the Administrative Review Act (the Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 110, par. 264 et seq.), the trial court reversed a decision of the Chicago Police Board (Board) discharging plaintiff. On appeal, the following contentions are presented: (1) that the Board’s findings and conclusions were based on improperly admitted evidence; and (2) that the manifest weight of the evidence supports the findings of the Board.

It appears that at approximately 8:30 on the evening of December 31, 1974, someone shot out a…