Anders v. Industrial Commission

PRESIDING JUSTICE McCULLOUGH

delivered the opinion of the court:

In separate appeals, respondent employer OTR Wheel Engineering and claimant Bobby Anders appeal from an order of the circuit court of Adams County confirming in part a decision of the Illinois Industrial Commission (Commission). On reconsideration, we now grant respondent’s motion to consolidate these appeals.

The arbitrator awarded claimant $193.85 per week for 49 weeks for total temporary disability (TTD) and $22,433.98 for medical expenses. 820 ILCS 305/8(a), (b) (West 2000). On review, the Commission affirmed the arbitrator’s…