Nichols v. Department of Employment Security

Plaintiff Albert Nichols (Nichols) appeals from the order of the circuit court affirming the decision of the Board of Review (the Board) of the Illinois Department of Employment Security (the Department) that he is ineligible for unemployment insurance benefits because he was discharged for misconduct connected with his work. Plaintiff contends that the circuit court’s ruling was erroneous as a matter of law and contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence.

The facts of record are as follows. Plaintiff had been employed intermittently as a janitor at the Hilliard Center, a property of the…