Huggins v. Board of Review

In an action under the Administrative Review Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 110, par. 264, et seq.), the circuit court of Cook County affirmed a decision of the Board of Review of the Department of Labor of Illinois, Division of Unemployment Compensation (Board). The Board determined that it had no jurisdiction to hear claimant’s appeal from an adverse decision by a Referee because of late filing of the appeal.

Claimant filed her claim for benefits on November 2, 1969. Her former employer filed a Notice of Possible Ineligibility. On October 13, 1970, a Deputy made a written finding that the…