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Illinois Sheriffs Are County Employees

Illinois Sheriffs are County Employees

The court of appeals for the Seventh circuit held that sheriffs in Illinois are county, not state, employees and therefore are not entitled to Eleventh amendment immunity from suits for money damages. Two citizens arrested by Dupage county sheriffs deputies filed suit claiming the sheriff ...

 

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