Barden v. Junior College District No. 520

This is an appeal from an order of the circuit court of Kankakee County, Illinois.

The plaintiff was employed by the defendant junior college as a member of the faculty under a written contract for the period of August 15, 1969, to June 30, 1970. Following a closed meeting of the College Board on February 16, 1970, which the plaintiff attended, her contract of employment was terminated at a public meeting of the Board of the college on February 23, 1970. Plaintiff thereupon filed a petition for issuance of a writ of common law Certiorari to the Board of the Junior College District No. 520. The…