ILLINOIS APPELLATE COURT PROVIDES GUIDANCE AS TO WHEN MUNICIPALITIES MAY PARTICIPATE IN POLICE OR FIREFIGHTER PENSION BOARD HEARINGS

Court affirms Pension Board’s denial of City’s request to intervene in firefighter line of duty disability hearing. By: Robert B. McCoy robert.mccoy@mhtlaw.com Illinois municipalities with a population of 5,000 or more are required to create a pension fund for firefighters or police officers in their employ. Those municipalities have a substantial financial interest in the…

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