Legal Opinion

Peoria Police Sergeants v. City of Peoria Board of Fire & Police Commissioners

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided June 26, 1991No. 3-90-0456PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Barry

The Peoria Board of Fire and Police Commissioners (Board) appeals from a judgment order of the circuit court of Peoria County invalidating the procedure used to select candidates for promotion to police lieutenant.

The disputed question giving rise to this appeal is whether the rules of the Board governing the promotional process for the rank of lieutenant in the Peoria police department violate the statutory directives contained in section 10 — 2.1—15 of the Illinois Municipal Code (Code) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 24, par. 10 — 2.1—15), which sets forth the following requirement for…

2Cases cited6 opinions

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3Cited by7 opinions

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