The ousted president of Illinois' largest community college is suing the school's board of trustees for wrongful termination.
Robert Breuder filed a federal lawsuit against the College of DuPage board and four trustees. They approved a resolution to remove him following an internal investigation that claimed to have found evidence of "misconduct and mismanagement."
Breuder was dismissed about five months before he was scheduled to step down with a $763,000 severance package.
The lawsuit claims board Chairwoman Kathy Hamilton and her supporters ran a campaign to tarnish Breuder's reputation while violating his constitutional rights.
