Ullmen v. Department of Registration & Education

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SIMON

delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal raises the question of whether a denial by the Real Estate Examining Committee (the Committee) of the Illinois Department of Registration and Education (the Department) of plaintiff Mary Ullmen’s request for a continuance of her hearing on the suspension of her real estate broker’s license was an abuse of discretion meriting a new hearing. Her request was presented the day prior to her scheduled hearing. The reason for the request was that the sudden and serious illness of Ullmen’s attorney’s wife prevented the attorney…