Hayes v. Board of Fire & Police Commissioners

Plaintiff, Edward Hayes, appeals the order of the circuit court of Du Page County granting summary judgment in favor of defendant, the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners of the Village of Clarendon Hills (the Board). On appeal, plaintiff contends that the circuit court improperly determined that he had no property interest in a promotion to the rank of sergeant.

Plaintiff is a police officer for the Village of Clarendon Hills (the Village), having been appointed to the position May 5, 1974. In 1981, then police chief Ronald Lupo determined that the department needed a level of authority…