65 ILCS 5/10-1-18.1
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 10 - Employees And Employment

 (from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-18.1)Sec. 10-1-18.1.         In any municipality of more than 500,000 population, no  officer or employee of the police department in the classified civil  service of the municipality whose appointment has become complete may be  removed or discharged, or suspended for more than 30 days except for cause  upon written charges and after an opportunity to be heard in his own  defense by the Police Board. Before any such officer or employee may be  interrogated or examined by or before any disciplinary board, or  departmental agent or investigator, the results of which hearing,  interrogation or examination may be the basis for filing charges seeking  his removal or discharge, he must be advised in writing as to what specific  improper or illegal act he is alleged to have committed; he must be advised  in writing that his admissions made in the course of the hearing,  interrogation or examination may be used as the basis for charges seeking  his removal or discharge; and he must be advised in writing that he has the  right to counsel of his own choosing present to advise him at any hearing,  interrogation or examination; and a complete record of any hearing,  interrogation or examination shall be made and a complete transcript  thereof made available to such officer or employee without charge and  without delay.Upon the filing of charges for which removal or discharge, or suspension  of more than 30 days is recommended a hearing before the Police Board shall  be held. If the charge is based upon an allegation of the use of  unreasonable force by a police officer, the charge must be brought within 5  years after the commission of the act upon which the charge is based.  The statute of limitations established in this Section 10-1-18.1 shall  apply only to acts of unreasonable force occurring on or after the  effective date of this amendatory Act of 1992.The Police Board shall establish rules of procedure not inconsistent  with this Section respecting notice of charges and the conduct of the  hearings before the Police Board, or before any member thereof appointed by  the Police Board to hear the charges. The Police Board, or any member  thereof, is not bound by formal or technical rules of evidence, but hearsay  evidence is inadmissible. The person against whom charges have been filed  may appear before the Police Board or any member thereof, as the case may  be, with counsel of his own choice and defend himself; shall have the right  to be confronted by his accusers; may cross-examine any witness giving  evidence against him; and may by counsel present witnesses and evidence in  his own behalf.The Police Board or any member thereof designated by it, may administer  oaths and secure by its subpoena both the attendance and testimony of  witnesses and the production of relevant books and papers. All proceedings  before the Police Board or member thereof shall be recorded. No continuance  may be granted after a hearing has begun unless all parties to the hearing  agree thereto. The findings and decision of the Police Board, when approved  by the Board, shall be certified to the superintendent and shall forthwith  be enforced by the superintendent.A majority of the members of the Police Board must concur in the entry  of any disciplinary recommendation or action.Nothing in this Section limits the power of the superintendent to  suspend a subordinate for a reasonable period, not exceeding 30 days.Commencing on January 1, 1993, each board or other entity responsible  for determining whether or not to file a charge shall, no later than  December 31 of each year, publish a status report on its investigations of  allegations of unreasonable force.  At a minimum, the status report shall  include the following information:(1) the number of police officers against whom an     allegation of unreasonable force was made;(2) the number of allegations of unreasonable force     made against each such police officer;(3) the number of police officers against whom     disciplinary charges were filed on the basis of allegations of unreasonable force;(4) a listing of investigations of allegations of     unreasonable force pending as of the date of the report, together with the dates on which such allegations were made; and(5) a listing of allegations of unreasonable force     for which the board has determined not to file charges.These status reports shall not disclose the identity of     any witness or victim, nor shall they disclose the identity of any police officer who is the subject of an allegation of unreasonable force against whom a charge has not been filed.  The information underlying these status reports shall be confidential and exempt from public inspection and copying, as provided under Section 7 of the Freedom of Information Act.   (Source: P.A. 87-1239.)