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LAUNIUS v. BD. OF FIRE & POLICE COM'RS OF CITY OF DES PLAINES

Nos. 72070, 72075.

603 N.E.2d 477 (1992)

151 Ill.2d 419

177 Ill.Dec. 407

Clifford LAUNIUS, Appellee, v. The BOARD OF FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied November 30, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Aurthur C. Thorpe and Patrick A. Lucansky, Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins, Ltd., Chicago, for appellant Joseph Kozenczak.

Kelly R. Welsh, Corp. Counsel, Chicago, (Lawrence Rosenthal, Benna Ruth Solomon, and Joan Flynn, of counsel) for amicus curiae, City of Chicago.

Beth Anne Janicki, Springfield, for amicus curiae, Illinois Mun. League.

Daniel P. Jakala, Berwyn, for amicus curiae, Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 7.

Thomas F. Sonneborn, and James T. Harrison, Forest Park, for amicus curiae, Fraternal Order of Police, Illinois State Lodge.

John M. Hosteny, Springfield, for amicus curiae, Troopers Lodge # 41, Fraternal Order of Police.

Stanley H. Jakala, Berwyn, for appellee.

Burton S. Odelson, Mark H. Sterk, Denise K. Filan and Keri-Lyn J. Krafthefer, Odelson & Sterk, Ltd., Evergreen Park, for appellant Board of Fire & Police. Com'rs. of the City of Des Plaines.

Ronald N. Schultz, Legal Director, Rockford, for amicus curiae, City of Rockford.

Justice THOMAS J. MORAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Clifford Launius, was discharged from his job as a police officer with the Des Plaines police department (the department). He filed a complaint for administrative review in the circuit court of Cook County against the defendants, the board of fire and police commissioners of the City of Des Plaines (the board) and Joseph Kozenczak, chief of police of the City of Des Plaines. The court affirmed...

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