COLLINS v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, FIREMEN'S ANNUITY & BEN. FUND OF CHICAGO

No. 73460.

610 N.E.2d 1250 (1993)

155 Ill.2d 93

183 Ill.Dec. 6

Fred COLLINS et al., Indiv. and as Members of a Group of Individuals Similarly Situated, Appellees, v. The BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF the FIREMEN'S ANNUITY & BENEFIT FUND OF CHICAGO, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

March 18, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerold S. Solovy, Laura A. Kaster and James L. Thompson, Jenner & Block, Chicago (Steven J. Teplinsky, Maynard B. Russell and Floyd Babbit of Fagel & Haber, Chicago, of counsel), for appellant.

Kelly R. Welsh, Corp. counsel, Chicago (Lawrence Rosenthal, Benna Ruth Solomon, and Mardell Nereim, of counsel), for amicus curiae City of Chicago.

Rosalyn B. Kaplan, Sol. Gen., Chicago, for amicus curiae Roland W. Burris, Atty. Gen. of State of Ill.

Terrance A. Hilliard, Chicago (Steven M. Levin, Levin & Perconti, Chicago, of counsel), for appellees.


Justice NICKELS delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs, Fred Collins and Michael Spencer, brought a complaint individually and on behalf of a similarly situated class of plaintiffs composed of fire paramedics for the City of Chicago (the fire paramedics). They sought a declaration, in the circuit court of Cook County, that section 6-210.1 of article 6 of the Illinois Pension Code (40 ILCS 5/6-210.1 (West 1992)) (the Code), which pertains to the "Firemen's...

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