Diamond v. Board of Fire & Police Commissioners

The Board of Fire and Police Commissioners of Elk Grove Village, Illinois, appeals from the circuit court’s reversal of its order discharging plaintiff Lawrence Diamond from his position as a police officer of the village. The administrative complaint against plaintiff which was brought before the board contained extensive references to the results of two polygraph examinations which were taken by plaintiff during the course of the investigation of the charges that led to his dismissal, but no evidence concerning those examinations was received by the board during the hearings on the…