District Court, N.D. Illinois July 1, 2011, No. 08 C 5256 (Jones v. Illinois State Toll Highway Authority)

OPINION AND ORDER

WILLIAM T. HART, District Judge.

Plaintiff Marlena Jones, an African-American woman, is a former employee of defendant Illinois State Toll Highway Authority (“ISTHA”). She worked as a Collector in Charge (“CIC”) and was discharged after she placed $40.00 in her shirt pocket when there was an incorrect $40.00 overcount.