Turcol v. Pension Board of Trustees of the Matteson Police Pension Fund

Plaintiff, Dwight D. Turcol, injured his shoulder while on duty as an officer with the Matteson police department. On January 11, 2000, he filed an application with the defendant, the Board of Trustees of the Matteson Police Pension Fund (the Board), for a line-of-duty disability retirement pension. See 40 ILCS 5/3 — 114.1 (West 2000). On March 8, 2002, the Board issued a written decision denying plaintiffs application. The Board stated three reasons for its decision: (1) plaintiff failed to prove he was disabled; (2) under section 3 — 115 of the Illinois Pension Code (the Code) (40 ILCS 5/3…