Esner v. Board of Trustees of the Firemen's Pension Fund

Plaintiff, James Esner, is a member of the fire department of the Village of North Riverside, Illinois. The Board of Trustees of the Firemen’s Pension Fund of the Village of North Riverside (Pension Board) rejected Esner’s application for admission into the firemen’s pension fund. The Pension Board’s decision was affirmed by the Circuit Court of Cook County, upon administrative review.

Esner appeals, contending: (1) that the Pension Board applied an impermissible standard in rejecting his application for admission into the firemen’s pension fund; and (2) that the Pension Board’s decision is…