White v. ILLINOIS DEPT. OF EMPLOYMENT SEC.

Plaintiff Karen White brought this action on administrative review from a decision by the Board of Review (Board) of the Illinois Department of Employment Security (Department) denying her unemployment benefits. The trial court dismissed the action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, finding plaintiff filed her complaint for administrative review after the 35-day jurisdictional period had expired. (111. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 110, par. 3 — 103.) Plaintiff appeals on grounds that her complaint was timely filed 35 days after her attorney received notice of the Board’s final decision.

We…