Fortman v. Aurora Civil Service Commission

Mr. JUSTICE THOMAS J. MORAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff appeals from the decision of the circuit court of Kane County which confirmed the decision of the Aurora Civil Service Commission, discharging him from the Sanitation Department of the City of Aurora. His discharge was based upon section 15.02(j) of the Civil Service Rules and Regulations of the City of Aurora, which includes as grounds for discharge of classified employees, “committing a criminal offense involving moral turpitude.”

The plaintiff, a 12-year employee of the Aurora Department of Sanitation, was discharged…