Frank Calabrese, left, is suing Comm. Samantha Steele for wrongful termination. [Provided]

A former Cook County Board of Review employee has filed a whistleblower lawsuit that claims he was retaliated against for refusing to obey “unethical and unlawful” directives from Comm. Samantha Steele, a Democrat representing District 2 on the board.

The former employee and his attorney announced the complaint in a Tuesday news release.