Cook County Police & Corrections Merit Board v. Illinois Fair Employment Practices Commission

Defendants appeal from a decision of the circuit court of Cook County reversing an order and decision of the Illinois Fair Employment Practices Commission. The Commission had found that the Cook County Police and Corrections Merit Board committed an unfair employment practice by rejecting defendant, Dale Wingate, for employment because of his “unsatisfactory arrest record.” The circuit court determined that Wingate was properly rejected.

The issue on appeal is whether defendant was wrongfully rejected in violation of the Fair Employment Practices Act. Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 48, par. 853.

Dale…