Stillo v. State Retirement Systems

In the trial court, plaintiff Adam N. Stillo sought administrative review of a decision of defendant the Board of Trustees of the Judges’ Retirement System of Illinois (the Board) that plaintiff was not entitled to a refund of contributions he made to the Judges’ Retirement System in the amount of $83,938.22 on the grounds that the claim was waived when plaintiff had not raised it in previous proceedings on the same issue before the Board. On review, the circuit court upheld the Board’s decision, holding that plaintiff’s cause of action was barred by res judicata. On appeal, plaintiff…