Department of Central Management Service v. American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees

This is the second appeal of this case to this court. In our prior opinion, we affirmed the trial court’s dismissal of the plaintiffs’ application to vacate an arbitration award. Department of Central Management Services v. American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, 284 Ill. App. 3d 963, 673 N.E.2d 447 (1996). On further review, the Supreme Court of Illinois, without reaching the merits of the case, sua sponte held this court lacked jurisdiction to consider the appeal because the circuit court never granted an order confirming the award and never entered judgment in…