Jones v. Illinois State Toll Highway Authority

ORDER

Marlena Jones appeals the dismissal at summary judgment of her lawsuit claiming that the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority fired her because she is African American, in violation of Title VTI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, see 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a)(l). Because Jones failed to establish a prima facie case of discrimination, we affirm the judgment.

I. Background

The Tollway Authority hired Jones as a toll collector in 1992. Her duties included collecting tolls and depositing income from tolls at the end of each shift. Jones also was trained in 1999 or 2000 to be a Collector in Charge…