Sroga v. PERSONNEL BD. OF CITY OF CHICAGO

The City of Chicago appeals from the judgment of the circuit court reversing the decision of the City’s Personnel Board that removed Kevin Sroga’s name from the list of those eligible for the position of a probationary police officer due to his past criminal history. For the following reasons, we reverse the order of the circuit court and affirm the decision of the Personnel Board removing Sroga’s name from the eligibility list.

BACKGROUND

In 1999, Sroga applied to be a Chicago police officer and, as part of his application, Sroga was required to report any past criminal convictions or guilty…