Rizzo v. Board of Fire & Police Commissioners

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment which affirmed a finding and decision of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners of the Village of Franklin Park (hereinafter “Board”) that plaintiff be removed and discharged as a police officer of Franklin Park and which found that plaintiff had received a fair and impartial hearing before the Board. On appeal plaintiff contends (1) that the decision of the Board was arbitrary and capricious and against the manifest weight of the evidence and (2) that the hearings conducted by the Board were not fair, reasonable or impartial.

The following facts are…