MacKie v. Vaughan Chapter-Paralyzed Veterans of America, Inc.

This is an appeal from a dismissal in the circuit court of Cook County pursuant to section 2—615 of the Code of Civil Procedure (the Code) (735 ILCS 5/2—615 (West 2000)). At issue is whether Shawn Mackie, a former employee of the Vaughan Chapter of the Paralyzed Veterans of America, Inc. (the Vaughan Chapter), has stated a cause of action for retaliatory discharge by alleging he was terminated after reporting what he believed was the theft of chapter property when a member of the chapter’s board of directors downloaded the organization’s mailing lists for use by a private business. Because we…