by Radja Collins Law | Dec 16, 2025
Appellate Court Holds Pension Board’s Non-Duty Disability Finding Precludes Workers’ Compensation Claim The Illinois Appellate Court finds against officer in workers compensation claim. The case involved an appeal by Officer Labonne against the City of Zion...
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 | 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
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...
by Radja Collins Law | Jan 10, 2025
Illinois Appellate Court, First District, November 8, 2024 The Illinois Appellate Court reversed the Pension Board’s which terminated continued disability benefits to the plaintiff. The Plaintiff was awarded a duty disability in 2017 based upon a cervical fusion and...
