McHugh v. Civil Service Commission

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SULLIVAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff appeals from an order of the circuit court affirming the Civil Service Commission (Commission) sustaining two charges brought against plaintiff and discharging him from the Cook County Department of Highways (Department). The issues presented are (1) whether the findings and decision of the Commission are against the manifest weight of the evidence; and (2) whether discharge was an excessive penalty in this case.

Plaintiff, a highway engineer in charge of the entire maintenance department for the Cook County Department…