Berrios v. Rybacki

Plaintiff appeals from an order of the circuit court denying his motion for summary judgment and granting summary judgment for defendants on plaintiffs complaint seeking a declaration that certain directives adopted by the Illinois Industrial Commission (Commission), and its chairman, Ray J. Rybacki (chairman), were void, among other claims for relief. Plaintiff’s theory is that the directives were, in fact and in law, rules adopted contrary to the provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 127, par. 1001 et seq.).

The principal issues presented on…