Chaney v. Civil Service Commission

Plaintiffs, Forrest R. Chaney and David Imber, were discharged from their positions as agents of the Illinois Bureau of Investigation (IBI) for refusing to obey an order of the IBI superintendent directing plaintiffs to return to the operation of a tavern in an undercover law-enforcement capacity. Plaintiffs filed grievances with the Civil Service Commission (Commission). A hearing officer for the Commission found that the discharges were warranted, and the Commission adopted that finding. On review, the circuit court of Sangamon County reversed the Commission’s decision and ordered…