Collier v. Department of Employment Security

Defendant, Illinois Department of Employment Security, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County which reversed its decision that plaintiff, Irene Collier, was ineligible for unemployment compensation benefits because she voluntarily terminated her employment without good cause. In this appeal, defendant contends that the denial of benefits was supported by the manifest weight of the evidence and that the circuit court’s order to the contrary should be reversed.

The record shows that plaintiff was employed as an assembler by J. B. Electronic Transformers, Inc., from November…