Village of Winnetka v. Industrial Commission

Plaintiff-appellant Village of Winnetka (the Village) brought this action for judicial review of the Industrial Commission’s decision which, confirming the arbitrator, found that section 22 — 307 of the Illinois Pension Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. IO8V2, par. 22 — 307) did not bar claimant Raymond Gherardini, a Winnetka fireman, from proceeding on his worker’s compensation claim against the Village. The trial judge confirmed the decision of the Industrial Commission, which order the Village appeals. We reverse.

The relevant facts are as follows. The Village employed claimant as a fire…