Chin v. Department of Public Aid

Plaintiff, Dr. Jimmy Chin, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County dismissing his complaint for administrative review of a decision of defendants, the Illinois Department of Public Aid and its director, Arthur F. Quern, terminating plaintiff’s participation as a medical vendor in the Medical Assistance Program. The sole issue presented for review is whether the 35-day period for filing a complaint under the Administrative Review Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 110, par. 264 et seq.) begins to run on the date the agency decision is deposited in the mail or on the date the…