Donnells v. Woodridge Police Pension Board

Defendants, the Woodridge Police Pension Board and its members (board), appeal from an order of the circuit court of Du Page County, which, on administrative review, reversed the decision of the board. The trial court determined that plaintiff, Lenden Donnells, was eligible to participate in the pension system. The board contends that the court improperly relied on a liberal construction of sections 3 — 106 and 3 — 109 of the Illinois Pension Code (Code) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 108½, pars. 3 — 106, 3 — 109) and that the trial court’s decision to reverse the board’s decision was against the…