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Knorst v. State Universities Civil Service System

Case Date: 10/23/2001
Court: 1st District Appellate
Docket No: 1-99-1295 Rel

SECOND DIVISION
October 23, 2001




No. 1-99-1295


JUDITH KNORST,

                       Plaintiff-Appellant,

                            v.

STATE UNIVERSITIES CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM, STATE
UNIVERSITY CIVIL SERVICE MERIT BOARD, WALTER G.
INGERSKI, Director, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS/BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS,

                       Defendants-Appellees.

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95 CH 002899



Honorable
Sidney A. Jones III,
Judge Presiding.


MODIFIED UPON DENIAL OF REHEARING

JUSTICE McBRIDE delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff-appellant Judith Knorst appeals from the circuit court's order of March 9, 1999,dismissing her amended complaint for administrative review. Defendants-appellees are: theState Universities Civil Service System; State University Civil Service Merit Board (Merit Board);Walter G. Ingerski, Director; and the University of Illinois/Board of Trustees of the Universityof Illinois (collectively defendants). Knorst was one of four civil service employees of theUniversity of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), College of Business Administration (College), whoseposition as program administrative assistant in the College was ultimately abolished by UIC. Knorst requested that the College's elimination of her position be reviewed under section250.130(a) of the Illinois Administrative Code (80 Ill. Adm. Code