Cohen v. Civil Service Commission

Plaintiff Michael Cohén filed for administrative review with the Illinois Civil Service Commission (Commission) aftér he was laid off from his position with the Illinois Department of Employment Security. (IDES). The Commission upheld his termination. Plaintiff’s complaint named as defendants the Commission, IDES, and the Illinois Central Management Services. The trial court upheld the Commission’ s ruling and plaintiff appeals.

Plaintiff was employed by IDES as a hearings supervisor. He began his service with this agency as a hearings referee in 1972 and was promoted to hearings supervisor in…