Pioneer Life Insurance v. Woodard

The defendant, Jeffrey Woodard, appeals from the trial court’s order which reversed the Illinois Human Rights Commission’s finding of racial discrimination. No questions are raised on the pleadings. Defendant’s sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court’s decision is contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence. We affirm the trial court.

Defendant, who is black, filed a discrimination charge with the Illinois Department of Human Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging that his former employer, Pioneer Life Insurance Company of Illinois (Pioneer), terminated him on…