Illinois Bell Telephone Co. v. Industrial Commission

PRESIDING JUSTICE BARRY

delivered the opinion of the court:

The arbitrator found that the petitioner, Mary R. Conoboy, had injured her knee in the course of her employment. He awarded her 36 weeks of temporary total disability compensation (TTD), $3,735.85 in medical expenses and 80 weeks of compensation for the permanent partial loss of the use of 40% of her left leg. The Commission affirmed the arbitrator’s decision. The circuit court modified the TTD award to 74/7 weeks and confirmed the remainder of the Commission’s decision. The respondent appeals; the petitioner cross-appeals.

Having…