Schaefer v. Human Rights Commission

After the Human Rights Commission (Commission) dismissed petitioner Charles F. Schaefer’s age discrimination suit as untimely, petitioner filed suit in the circuit court of Cook County. The trial court found it had no jurisdiction, but transferred the case to this court, where respondents, the Commission, Transportation Media, Inc., and James V. Riley, have moved to dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.

In a second case, petitioner appealed directly to this .court from the Commission’s refusal to amend its original decision. The two appeals were consolidated before this court.

In the…