NOWAK v. CITY OF COUNTRY CLUB HILLS

No. 111838.

958 N.E.2d 1021 (2011)

354 Ill. Dec. 825

Don NOWAK, Appellee, v. The CITY OF COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

December 1, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. Murphey , of Rosenthal, Murphey, Coblentz & Donahue, of Chicago, for appellant.

Franklin A. Celani , of Mokena, for appellee.

Brian Day and Roger Huebner , of Sprinfield, for amicus curiae the Illinois Municipal League.


OPINION

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

¶ 1 This case presents the following question: When a police officer suffers a catastrophic injury in the line of duty, when does the officer's employer become statutorily obligated to pay the entire health insurance premium for the injured officer and his family? The circuit court of Cook County held that the obligation attaches upon a determination that the officer is permanently...

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