Roselle Police Pension Board v. Village of Roselle

Chief Justice Fitzgerald and Justices Freeman, Thomas, Kilbride, Garman, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

The issue in this case is whether the surviving spouse of a Village of Roselle (Village) police officer is entitled to receive annual increases on the pension awarded to her following the death of her husband, who had been granted a “line of duty” disability pension and was, at the time of his death, receiving annual benefit increases based on having attained the age of 60. The Roselle Police Pension Board (the Board) held that the surviving spouse was entitled to…