Romanik v. Board of Fire & Police Commissioners

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE GEORGE J. MORAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal by the defendant-appellant Board of Fire and Police Commissioners from an order of the circuit court of St. Clair County reinstating Probationary Patrolman Robert Romanik to the East St. Louis Police Department with back pay.

Plaintiff-appellee Romanik, a probationary patrolman since March 2, 1972, was dismissed January 9, 1973, by the Board.

The record discloses that the Board acted on a written recommendation to dismiss Romanik made by the Chief of the East St. Louis Police Department. This written…