Schnulle v. Board of Fire & Police Commissioners

Mr. JUSTICE THOMAS J. MORAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs, patrolmen with the City of Elgin police department, were charged with the violation of various department rules. Upon a finding of guilt, the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners (Board) discharged Officer Schnulle and suspended Officers Panzloff and Shimp for 30 and 15 days respectively. A complaint, filed under the Administrative Review Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 110, sec. 264 et seq.), sought reversal of the Board’s orders and set forth 33 assignments of error. After considering seven of the points raised, the…