Siler v. Department of Employment Security

This appeal is taken from an administrative review action in which the circuit court overturned the Board of Review’s (Board’s) determination that plaintiff was ineligible for unemployment benefits because of “misconduct connected with his work.” The Board contends that the circuit court committed reversible error in overturning its ruling.

On January 22, 1988, the BBR Chicago Youth Center fired plaintiff, who had been employed there for 71/a years as a maintenance engineer. Plaintiff was found to be eligible for unemployment benefits by a claims adjudicator in February 1988. His former…