Liebman v. Bd. of Governors of State Colleges and Universities

Plaintiff brought this action in the circuit court of Cook County against defendants Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities (Board) and Benjamin Alexander, President of Chicago State University. In granting defendants’ motion to dismiss, the trial court found plaintiff’s suit to be an action sounding in contract against the State of Illinois and therefore, maintainable only in the Court of Claims. On appeal, plaintiff contends that the Board is not an agency of the State and, consequently, may be sued in the circuit court.

According to the allegations of his complaint, plaintiff…