KROHE v. CITY OF BLOOMINGTON

No. 94112.

789 N.E.2d 1211 (2003)

204 Ill.2d 392

273 Ill.Dec. 779

Bill KROHE, Appellee, v. The CITY OF BLOOMINGTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied June 2, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Todd Greenburg, Corporation Counsel, Bloomington, for appellant.

William J. Connor, of Berg, Robeson & Connor, P.C., Springfield, for appellee.

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

James Baird, Chicago, for amicus curiae Illinois Public Employer Labor Relations Association.

Thomas W. Duda, Arlington Heights, for amicus curiae Associated Firefighters of Illinois.

Joel A. D'Alba, of Asher, Gittler, Greenfield & D'Alba, Ltd., Chicago, for amicus curiae Illinois AFL-CIO.


Justice THOMAS delivered the opinion of the court:

The sole issue in this appeal is whether, under section 10(a) of the Public Safety Employee Benefits Act (Act) (820 ILCS 320/10 (West 2000)), the phrase "catastrophic injury" is synonymous with an injury resulting in a line-of-duty disability under section 4-110 of the Illinois Pension Code (Code) (40 ILCS 5/4-110 (West 2000)). We hold that it is.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff, Bill Krohe, was a firefighter...

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