Thigpen v. Retirement Board of Firemen's Annuity & Benefit Fund of Chicago

Plaintiff, Clifton Thigpen, sought administrative relief from a decision of the Retirement Board of Firemen’s Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago (the Board) denying his application for duty disability benefits under the Illinois Pension Code (40 ILCS 5/6 — 101 et seq. (West 1996)). The circuit court reversed the Board’s decision and the Board now appeals from the judgment. The issue presented for review is whether the trial court erred in finding that the decision of the Board denying Thigpen’s application for duty disability benefits was against the manifest weight of the evidence.

We affirm.