TURCOL v. PENSION BD. OF TRUSTEES

No. 98571.

828 N.E.2d 277 (2005)

214 Ill.2d 521

293 Ill.Dec. 307

Dwight D. TURCOL, Appellant, v. The PENSION BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF the MATTESON POLICE PENSION FUND, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

April 7, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley H. Jakala and Daniel P. Jakala, Berwyn, for appellant.

Richard J. Puchalski, Chicago, for appellee.

Roger Huebner, Springfield, for amicus curiae Illinois Municipal League.

Richard J. Reimer, Hinsdale, for amicus curiae Illinois Public Pension Fund Association.

Thomas W. Duba, Arlington Heights, for amicus curiae Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois.

Joseph Crimmins, Palatine, for amicus curiae Hoffman Estates Police and Fire Pension Funds.


Justice GARMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Dwight D. Turcol, injured his shoulder while on duty as an officer with the Matteson police department. On January 11, 2000, he filed an application with the defendant, the Board of Trustees of the Matteson Police Pension Fund (the Board), for a line-of-duty disability retirement pension. See 40 ILCS 5/3-114.1 (West 2000). On March 8, 2002, the Board issued a written decision denying plaintiff's application...

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