Russell v. Cook County Sheriff's Merit Board

Plaintiff-appellant, Anne Russell (Russell), brought an administrative review and declaratory judgment action in the circuit court. Herein, Russell appeals the circuit court’s affirmance of her demotion and suspension and its ruling that the sheriff of Cook County had the power and authority to suspend her from September 26, 1986, until the disposition of the charges before the merit board and that she was not entitled to recover her salary from September 26, 1986, until December 10,1987.

The facts revealed during the administrative hearing were as follows. On September 19, 1978, Russell was…