Zych v. Tucker

PRESIDING JUSTICE HOFFMAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal by the plaintiff, Brian Zych, from an order of the circuit court dismissing his action for defamation and malicious prosecution. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the dismissal of the malicious prosecution claim, reverse the dismissal of the defamation claim, and remand this cause to the circuit court for further proceedings.

The facts necessary to a resolution of this appeal are not in dispute. In his complaint, the plaintiff alleged that at all times relevant, he was a Cook County sheriffs police officer and…