Robinson v. Human Rights Commission

This matter comes to us pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 335 (107 Ill. 2d R. 335) for direct review of an order of the respondent Illinois Human Rights Commission (hereinafter Human Rights Commission or Commission), dismissing the charge of petitioner, Edwin Robinson, that respondent Evanston Hospital Corporation (hereinafter Evanston Hospital or Hospital) terminated his employment in retaliation for his opposition to the Hospital’s alleged discriminatory practices. Petitioner contends that the Commission improperly dismissed the charge based on its finding that it had no jurisdiction to…