by Rich Cruz | Jan 10, 2025
Illinois Appellate Court, First District, November 15, 2024 The Illinois Appellate Court, in an unpublished opinion, reversed the Pension Board’s denial of a duty disability pension and determined the Plaintiff’s disability was caused by a duty related incident. The...
by Radja Collins Law | Sep 29, 2024
Appellate Court, 1st District, Decided August 20, 2024 The plaintiff, a Chicago firefighter, filed an application for duty disability benefits. She claimed she was injured during training while performing a “forcible entry evolution” with a Halligan. The Halligan bar...
by Radja Collins Law | Sep 29, 2024
This case concerns whether firefighter Benno Ceyer, who was injured in the line of duty and awarded a line-of-duty disability pension, is entitled to reimbursement for health insurance premiums he paid between October 11, 2008, and February 18, 2015. Under the Public...
by Radja Collins Law | Jun 12, 2024
Rule 23 – 1st District Decided March 20, 2024 The court held that the pension board did not lack jurisdiction to divest plaintiff of his pension benefits following his conviction for felony possession of child pornography, which occurred after the award of...
by Radja Collins Law | Jun 12, 2024
Rule 23 – Decided February 13, 2024 In this case, the former Deputy Chief for the Romeoville Fire Department received a $25,000 salary increase from the Mayor which was later approved by the Village Board of Trustees. Ibrahim retired from the Fire Department...
