Jones v. Board of Fire & Police Commissioners

Plaintiff, William Jones, executor of the estate of Gerard Kloss, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Lake County affirming on administrative review the decision of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners of the Village of Mundelein (Board), defendant, which found that Gerard Kloss had violated certain rules and regulations of the Board and that this violation was cause for his discharge as a Mundelein police officer.

We briefly review the procedural history of this cause. On October 10, 1978, the chief of police of the Village of Mundelein filed charges against Gerard Kloss, a…