Marinelli v. Human Rights Commission

Petitioner, Dona J. Marinelli, appeals from the Illinois Human Rights Commission’s (Commission’s) denial of a petition for rehearing after the Commission ordered the dismissal of petitioner’s charge of age discrimination against St. Anthony Medical Center (St. Anthony). Petitioner raises two issues for review: whether the Commission applied an erroneous standard when it dismissed the charge of discrimination; and whether the Commission’s decision was an abuse of discretion.

Before summarizing the facts, we first address respondents’ motion to strike petitioner’s brief. We ordered that the…