Castillo v. Jackson

Plaintiffs’ cases, consolidated for review, were brought separately in the circuit court of Cook County as complaints for administrative review. Each plaintiff sought reversal of a final administrative decision of the Board of Review of the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES). The trial judge affirmed the decisions of the Board of Review which found plaintiffs ineligible for employment insurance benefits. Plaintiffs request that this court reverse the circuit court’s judgment.

The issue this case presents is whether plaintiffs, who applied for and established prima facie cases of…