Jackson County Sheriff William Kilquist is pursuing appeals to overturn a decision against him in an Unfair Labor Practice filed by the Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council.

On Feb. 13, the Illinois State Labor Relations Board upheld Springfield Administrative Law Judge Lydia Wendt’s ruling against Kilquist, saying he denied Jail Sgt. Linda Brown a promotion to lieutenant because of her activities on behalf of the police union.

The Illinois State Labor Relations Board has ordered that Sgt. Brown be immediately promoted to lieutenant and receive back pay from 1994 to present.

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The board also ordered Kilquist to post a notice from the Labor Board regarding this decision and the rights of employees to not be discriminated against because of their membership and support of the Fraternal Order of Police.

Kilquist is also in the process of appealing a decision made by the 5th District Appellate Court that ruled against Kilquist last summer when he was accused of improperly firing Jail Sgt. Kate Ehlers.

The court ordered Ehlers to be reinstated with full back pay to Jan. 15, 1995, the date of her termination.