Heerdegen v. Cundiff

Plaintiff, Kenneth Heerdegen, appeals from an order of the circuit court upholding his dismissal by defendants, the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners of the Village of Hoffman Estates (Board) and Donald Cundiff, the chief of police of the Village of Hoffman Estates. Plaintiff argues that the court erred in finding that he was not entitled to a hearing prior to his discharge.

On July 3, 1986, plaintiff was hired as a police officer by the Village of Hoffman Estates (Village). At the time plaintiff was hired, a Village ordinance and the Board’s rules and regulations provided that patrol…