Washington v. POLICE BD. OF CITY OF CHICAGO

Following an administrative hearing, the Police Board of the City of Chicago (the board or the Police Board) issued a decision discharging plaintiff-appellee, Joseph Washington (plaintiff), from his position as a Chicago police officer. The board based its ruling upon a finding that plaintiff had possessed and used cocaine in violation of Chicago police department rules. On administrative review, the circuit court reversed the board’s findings on the ground that the Chicago police department (the department) had failed to advise plaintiff of his rights before it ordered him to submit to a…