by Radja Collins Law | Jul 23, 2025
Illinois Appellate Court, 3rd District – Decided June 26, 2025 Kenneth Teppel, a former police chief for the Village of Bolingbrook, retired in 2020 and applied for a pension based on a total salary of $173,148.12, which included his base salary plus “pick-up”...
by Radja Collins Law | Jul 23, 2025
Illinois Appellate Court Decision, 1st District – Decided June 27, 2025 Audio Recording of This Case This case was successfully argued by Thomas Radja on behalf of the Schaumburg Firefighters Pension Fund. Click below to start the audio. A link to the audio of...
by Radja Collins Law | Apr 7, 2025
1st Dist. Appellate Court – Decided 2/6/25 The case involved Plaintiff, Scott Petersen’s appeal of the Oak Lawn Police Pension Board’s decision to deny him disability benefits. Petersen, a police officer since 2011, sustained a shoulder injury in two separate...
by Radja Collins Law | Apr 7, 2025
1st Dist. Appellate Court – Decided 2/20/25Public Safety Officers Benefit Act Case The Plaintiff, Charles R. Ford, a firefighter/paramedic for the Village of Northbrook, suffered a catastrophic shoulder injury while transferring a patient at the hospital. He was...
by Radja Collins Law | Apr 7, 2025
3rd Dist. Appellate Court – 10/30/24 This case involved Aaron Shirley, a former police sergeant, who sued the Clarendon Hills Police Pension Fund after being denied both line-of-duty and non-duty disability pensions. Shirley injured his right shoulder while...
