Cunningham v. Retirement Board of the Firemen's Annuity & Benefit Fund

In this case, the plaintiffs, Mrs. Sheila Cunningham, Mrs. Lyn Deneen, Mrs. Marilyn Cronin, Mrs. Rita Jo Coyne, Mrs. Nancy Williams, Mrs. Rose Platt, Mrs. Dorothy Ormond, Mrs. Marguerite Walsh, Mrs. Rosemary Poland, Mrs. Mary Gomolka, and Mrs. Marilyn Lauer (widows, collectively), are the widows of several deceased firemen, and they filed claims with the Retirement Board of the Firemen’s Annuity and Benefit Fund (Board), the defendant in this case. The Board granted the widows’ claims and awarded each widow a widow’s minimum annuity pursuant to section 6 — 141.1 of the Pension Code. 40 ILCS…