Emery v. NORTHEAST ILL. REGIONAL TRANSP.

872 N.E.2d 485 (2007)

Ellen K. EMERY, Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

NORTHEAST ILLINOIS REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, d/b/a Metra, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 1-06-0701.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

June 29, 2007.

Rehearing Denied August 20, 2007.

Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP, Chicago (Kevin V. Boyle and Catherine Basque Weiler, of counsel), for Appellant.

Hoey & Farina, P.C., Chicago (James L. Farina and Steven P. Garmisa, of counsel), for Appellee.

Justice ROBERT E. GORDON delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Ellen Emery, an attorney, sued her employer, defendant…