SERIO v. POLICE BD. OF CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 1-93-3174.

655 N.E.2d 1005 (1995)

275 Ill.App.3d 259

211 Ill.Dec. 622

James SERIO and Kathleen Moore, Petitioners-Appellants, v. POLICE BOARD OF the CITY OF CHICAGO, Albert C. Maule, Brian L. Crowe, Victor P. Armendariz, Scott J. Davis, Edna Selan Epstein, Russell H. Ewart, Nancy B. Jefferson, Maxine C. Leftwich, Art Smith, Michael G. Berland, Mark Iris, Secretary of the Police Board of the City of Chicago and LeRoy Martin, the Superintendent of Police of the City of Chicago, Respondents-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

Rehearing Denied September 27, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Joseph V. Roddy, Chicago (Paul D. Geiger and Joseph V. Roddy, of counsel), for appellants.

Susan S. Sher, Corp. Counsel of City of Chicago, Chicago (Lawrence Rosenthal, Benna Ruth Solomon, and Mardell Nereim, of counsel), for appellees.


Justice CAHILL delivered the opinion of the court:

Petitioners James Serio and Kathleen Moore appeal their discharge as Chicago police officers. The circuit court affirmed the decision of the Police Board of the City of Chicago to discharge Serio and Moore. We affirm.

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