Tinley Park Hotel & Convention Center v. Industrial Commission

Claimant, Delores Wheeler, filed an application for adjustment of claim against the employer, Tinley Park Hotel and Convention Center, d/b/a Holiday Inn, under the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) (820 ILCS 305/1 et seq. (West 2000)). An arbitrator ruled claimant’s injuries did not arise out of her employment. The Illinois Industrial Commission (Commission) reversed the decision of the arbitrator. The circuit court of Cook County confirmed and adopted the decision of the Commission. The issue on appeal is whether the Commission’s determination that claimant’s injuries arose out of the course…