Petro v. BD. OF REVIEW IL. DEPT. OF EMPL.

Plaintiff, Joseph Perto, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Du Page County which affirmed a decision of the Board of Review (Board) of the Illinois Department of Employment Security (Department). The Board’s decision denied plaintiff unemployment compensation benefits on the basis of misconduct under section 602(A) of the Unemployment Insurance Act (Act) (820 ILCS 405/602(A) (West 1992)).

On appeal, plaintiff contends that: (1) the trial court erred by applying an incorrect standard of review; (2) plaintiff was not guilty of misconduct under section 602(A); (3) the trial court erred…