Legal Opinion
City of Belleville v. Human Rights Commission
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided April 6, 1988No. 5-86-0804PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Karns
Craig Stafford filed a complaint with the Illinois Human Rights Commission (HRC) against the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners of Belleville (the Board). The complaint alleged handicap discrimination in violation of the Illinois Human Rights Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 68, par. 1 — 101 et seq.) (hereinafter HRA or Act). The record indicates that the Board refused to appoint Stafford to the position of probationary patrol officer because he failed to meet the minimum vision standard required for appointment. Stafford maintained in his complaint that the particular vision standard…
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