Harvey Firemen's Ass'n v. City of Harvey

The plaintiffs, the Harvey Firemen’s Association, Local 471 of the International Association of Firefighters-, and several employees of the fire department of the city of Harvey brought suit against the city of Harvey, its civil service commission, and certain city officials and commission members seeking, inter alia, a declaratory judgment that the rule of the Harvey civil service commission requiring residency within the city of classified city employees is invalid. The trial court held the rule was within the authority of the commission and valid, but the appellate court reversed (54 Ill.…