Denton v. CIVIL SERVICE COM'N OF STATE

The issue before this court is whether section 8b.7(f) of the Personnel Code (20 ILCS 415/8b.7(f) (West 1992)) affords veterans an absolute hiring preference over non-veterans within the same grade category. The Civil Service Commission (the Commission) and the circuit court determined that section 8b.7(f)’s hiring preference was not absolute. The appellate court disagreed, holding that section 8b.7(f) does indeed grant veterans an absolute hiring preference over nonveterans of the same grade category. 277 Ill. App. 3d 770. This court granted leave to appeal (155 Ill. 2d R. 315), and, for the…