Roedl v. Midco International

Charles J. Roedl, complainant, appeals from a decision of the chief legal counsel of the Illinois Department of Human Rights (the Department) sustaining the Department’s dismissal of complainant’s charge of age discrimination against his former employer, Midco International (Midco), for lack of substantial evidence. On direct appeal to this court, pursuant to section 8 — 111(A)(1) of the Illinois Human Rights Act (775 ILCS 5/8 — 111(A)(1) (West 1996)), complainant argues that the chief legal counsel erred in sustaining the Department’s dismissal because the Department failed to consider all…