Thompson V. Illinois Department Of Professional Regulation

This case deals with the long-running saga of political patronage hiring and firing in Illinois. See Elrod v. Burns, 427 U.S. 347 (1976) (plurality opinion); Rutan v. Republican Party of Ill., 497 U.S. 62 (1990); O'Hare Truck Service, Inc. v. City of Northlake, 518 U.S. 712 (1996); see also Shakman v. Democratic Org. of Cook County, 569 F.Supp. 177 (N.D. Ill. 1983).