Kosakowski v. Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees of the City of Calumet City Police Pension Fund (Board) appeals from a judgment of the circuit court of Cook County which reversed a decision of the Board that reduced the monthly benefit being paid to the plaintiff, Alan Kosakowski, as a consequence of a disability he sustained in the “line of duty” as a Calumet City police officer. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment of the circuit court.

The facts of this case are undisputed. The plaintiff became a member of the Calumet City police department on April 23, 1990. On January 4, 2002, the plaintiff, while…