Baker v. Miller

636 N.E.2d 551 (1994)

159 Ill.2d 249

201 Ill.Dec. 119

Cathy BAKER, Appellant,

v.

Grace MILLER, d/b/a Miller's Metropole, et al., Appellees.

No. 75399.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

May 26, 1994.

Gary G. Johnson, Bloomington, for appellant.

Rex L. Reu, Bloomington, for appellees.

Randall D. Schmidt, Chicago, for amicus curiae Willie Pridgett.

Cynthia A. Wilson, Chicago, for amicus curiae Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc.

The issue presented in this appeal is whether a claim for employment discrimination may be brought directly under article I, section 17, of the Illinois Constitution…