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

On April 15, 1965, Richard D. Peterson, applied to the Board of Trustees of the Firemen’s Pension Fund of the City of Des Plaines, Illinois, for a disability pension. Following a hearing, the Board entered an order denying the application. Peterson filed a complaint under the Administrative Review Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1965, ch. 110, par. 264 et seq.) in the circuit court of Cook County to review the decision of the Board. The Illinois Pension Code provides that the provisions of the Administrative Review Act shall apply to and govern all proceedings for judicial review of final administrative…