55 ILCS 5/3-14021
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 3 - Officers And Employees

 (from Ch. 34, par. 3-14021)Sec. 3-14021.     Preference to veterans in appointments.     Persons  who were engaged in the military or naval service of the United States  during the years 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917,  1918, 1919, any time between September 16, 1940 and July 25, 1947, or any  time during the national emergency between June 25, 1950 and January 31,  1955, and who were honorably discharged therefrom, and all persons who were  engaged in such military or naval service during any of said years, any  time between September 16, 1940 and July 25, 1947, or any time during the  national emergency between June 25, 1950 and January 31, 1955, who are now  or may hereafter be on inactive or reserve duty in such military or naval  service, not including, however, persons who were convicted by  court-martial of disobedience of orders, where such disobedience consisted  in the refusal to perform military service on the ground of alleged  religious or conscientious objections against war shall be preferred for  appointment to civil offices, positions, and places of employment in the  classified service of the county, provided they are found  to possess the business capacity necessary for the proper discharge of the  duties of such office, position, or place of employment as determined by  examination for original entrance.The Civil Service Commission on certifying from any existing register of  eligibles resulting from the holding of an examination for original  entrance or any register of eligibles that may be hereafter created of  persons who have taken and successfully passed the examinations provided  for in this Division for original entrance commenced prior to September 1,  1949, shall place the name or names of such persons at the head of any  existing eligible register or list of eligibles that shall be created under  the provisions of this Division to be certified for appointment. The Civil  Service Commission shall give preference for original appointment to  persons as hereinabove designated whose names appear on any register of  eligibles resulting from an examination for original entrance held under  the provisions of this Division and commenced on or after September 1, 1949  by adding to the final grade average which they received or will receive as  the result of any examination held for original entrance, five points. The  numerical result thus attained shall be applied by the Civil Service  Commission in determining the position of such persons on any eligible list  which has been created as the result of any examination for original  entrance commenced on or after September 1, 1949 for purposes of preference  in certification and appointment from such eligible list.Every certified Civil Service employee who was called to, or who  volunteered for, the military or naval service of the United States at any  time during the years specified in this Division, at any time between September  16, 1940 and July 25, 1947, or any time during the national emergency  between June 25, 1950 and January 31, 1955, and who was honorably  discharged therefrom, who is now or who may hereafter be on inactive or  reserve duty in such military or naval service, not including, however,  persons who were convicted by courtmartial of disobedience of orders where  such disobedience consisted in the refusal to perform military service on  the ground of alleged religious or conscientious objections against war,  and whose name appears on existing promotional eligible registers or on any  promotional eligible register that may hereafter be created, shall be  preferred for promotional appointments to civil offices, positions, and  places of employment in the classified civil service of any county coming  under the provisions of this Division. The Civil Service Commission shall give  preference for promotional appointment to persons as hereinabove designated  whose names appear on existing promotional eligible registers or  promotional eligible registers that may hereafter be created by adding to  the final grade average which they received or will receive as the result  of any promotional examination commencing prior to September 1, 1949  three-fourths of one point for each 6 months or fraction thereof of  military or naval service not exceeding 30 months, and by adding to the  final grade average which they will receive as the result of any  promotional examination held commencing on or after September 1, 1949  seven-tenths of one point for each 6 months or fraction thereof of military  or naval service not exceeding 30 months. The numerical results thus  attained shall be applied by the Civil Service Commission in determining  the position of such persons on any eligible list which has been created or  will be created as the result of any promotional examination held hereunder  for purposes of preference in certification and appointment from such  eligible list. No person shall receive the preference for a promotional  appointment granted by this Section after he has received one promotion  from an eligible list on which he was allowed such preference and which was  prepared as a result of an examination held on or after September 1, 1949.  No person entitled to preference or credit for military or naval service  hereunder shall be required to furnish evidence or record of honorable  discharge from the armed forces before any examination held under the  provisions of this Division but such preference shall be given after the  posting or publication of the eligible list or register and before any  certification or appointments are made from the eligible register.    (Source: P.A. 86-962.)