Finin v. Board of Fire & Police Commissioners of Kewanee

Plaintiff Leo Finin appeals from an order of the circuit court of Henry County affirming on administrative review the decision of the defendant Board of Fire and Police Commissioners of the City of Kewanee to discharge plaintiff as a Kewanee police officer. On appeal, plaintiff raises two issues for our consideration: First, did the defendant Board grant plaintiff a hearing on the charges against him within 30 days of the filing of the charges as mandated by section 10 — 2.1—17 of the Illinois Municipal Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 24, par. 10 — 2.1—17), and second, was there a merger of…