Rainey v. Retirement Board of the Policemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund of the City of Chicago

Summary

The court held that the Pension Code authorizes an award of attorney fees and costs when a police officer successfully challenges the discontinuation of duty or occupational disease disability benefits on administrative review. It concluded that the statutory scheme treats the continuation of benefits as part of the officer's ongoing application for benefits and does not limit fee awards to denials of initial applications. The court also held that the statute does not authorize fee awards for ordinary disability benefits. The opinion was unanimous, with no separate opinions.