Peoria Firefighters Local 544 v. Korn

Petitioners filed a petition to compel arbitration against the respondents in the circuit court of Peoria County. Respondents moved to dismiss the petition pursuant to section 2 — 619 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 110, par. 2 — 619), and the trial court granted the motion. This appeal followed.

On July 8, 1988, the City of Peoria entered into a collective bargaining contract with Peoria Firefighters Local 544. The contract, by its own terms, was made retroactive to January 1, 1986, and included a broad grievance and arbitration clause. Article 11.2 provided…