Nelson v. Industrial Commission

In February 1992, we held in Village of Winnetka v. Industrial Comm’n, 232 Ill. App. 3d 351 (1992), that once a municipality enacts an ordinance pursuant to section 22—306 of the Pension Code (40 ILCS 5/1—101 et seq. (West 1996)), section 22—307 of the Pension Code precludes an injured firefighter or police officer employed by that municipality from pursuing workers’ compensation benefits under the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) (820 ILCS 305/1 et seq. (West 1996)). However, in November 1997, the General Assembly amended section 22—307 to expressly allow injured firefighters and police…