Faulkner-King v. Wicks

This case is before us pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 308 (134 Ill. 2d R. 308). The Champaign County circuit court certified five questions for our review related to its jurisdiction to hear plaintiff Vivian Faulkner’s claims. We find under each circumstance presented in the questions, the circuit court correctly found it lacked subject-matter jurisdiction to consider plaintiff’s claims.

I. Allegations And Circuit Court’s Ruling

Plaintiff was employed at the University of Illinois (University) in the School of Art and Design. As of August 20, 1987, her employment at the University was not…