Van Molligan v. The Board of Fire & Police Commisioners of the Village of Glenview

The Village of Glenview chief of police and the chairman and board members of the board of fire and police commissioners of the Village of Glenview (hereinafter collectively referred to as the police board) appeal from the appellate court’s decision (241 Ill. App. 3d 807) that the police board’s termination of a police officer’s employment is barred by the doctrine of laches because the police officer’s conduct, for which his employment was terminated, occurred more than five years prior to the date on which the disciplinary charges against the officer were filed.

We conclude that principles…