Swanson v. Board of Police Commissioners

Plaintiff, Paul Swanson, appeals from a decision of the circuit court affirming the decision of the board of police commissioners (Board) of the Village of Lake in the Hills (Village) to terminate his employment as a sergeant of the Village’s police force.

On appeal, Swanson raises the following issues: (1) whether the decision of the Board is void because a member of the Board had not been properly appointed; (2) whether the proceedings before the Board were unfair because the legal counsel to the Board was from the same firm as an attorney who took part in an interview of Swanson on a charge…