Halleck v. County of Cook

In this action alleging retaliatory discharge by defendant County of Cook, plaintiff Bruno Halleck appeals orders of the trial court which found that the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act (Act) (745 ILCS 10/1 — 101 et seq. (West 1992)) applies to such causes of action; the Act’s one-year statute of limitation (745 ILCS 10/8 — 101 (West 1992)) bars his complaint; and the doctrine of equitable estoppel, as a matter of law, does not apply.

The two issues raised on appeal are (1) whether a retaliatory discharge claim against a governmental entity is subject to the…