CITY OF CHICAGO v. WORKERS COM'N

No. 1-09-2320 WC.

947 N.E.2d 863 (2011)

The CITY OF CHICAGO, Appellant, v. The ILLINOIS WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION et al. (Thomas O'Rourke, Appellee).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Workers' Compensation Commission Division.

Rehearing Denied May 13, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald F. Cooper , Scopelitis, Garvin, Light Hanson & Feary, P.C., Chicago, for Appellant.

Daniel L. Collins , Krol, Bongiorno & Given, Ltd., Chicago, for Appellee.


OPINION

Justice HOLDRIDGE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

The claimant, Thomas O'Rourke, sought workers' compensation benefits from his employer, the City of Chicago (the employer), for an injury to his lower back arising out of and in the course of his employment on August 27, 2002. The claim was designated as No. 02 WC 55088. While that claim was pending, the claimant returned to work and subsequently reinjured his lower back in an industrial...

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