Legal Opinion
Sprague v. City of Marion
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 5, 1996No. 5-95-0761PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Welch
On July 19, 1994, Officer Thomas Sprague, plaintiff, was suspended for three days without pay by defendant Ron Swafford, the chief of police for the Marion police department. On that date, Swafford sent a letter to Sprague informing him of this action.
On July 21, 1994, Sprague sent a letter to defendant Ron Gregory, the chairman of the City of Marion Police and Fire Merit Commission (Merit Commission). The letter stated in part, "I wish to respectfully notify you and the Merit Commission of a formal contestment to [the suspension].” Copies of this letter were sent to Ron Swafford and…
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