Antonopoulos v. Industrial Commission

Petitioner, George Antonopoulos, sought worker’s compensation benefits for an injury allegedly suffered while working for respondent, Morse/Diesel of Illinois, Inc. An arbitrator awarded no benefits. The Industrial Commission affirmed that decision, which in turn was confirmed by the circuit court of Cook County. Petitioner -appeals, contending that the Commission’s finding that he failed to prove a causal connection between his accidental injuries and his condition of ill-being is against the manifest weight of the evidence.

At the arbitration hearing, petitioner testified through an…