Milan v. Human Rights Commission

This matter comes before the court on direct appeal from the Human Rights Commission pursuant to section 8 — 111 of the Illinois Human Rights Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 68, par. 8 — 111(A)(3)). Appellant Randall Milan appeals from a decision and order of the Illinois Human Rights Commission (Commission) that reversed the administrative law judge’s (ALJ’s) determination that the City of Evanston (city) had discriminated against Milan on the basis of his physical handicap. The following facts are pertinent to this review.

Milan, a deaf-mute, worked as a custodian for the city’s water…