Bell v. Retirement Board of the Firemen's Annuity and Benefit

FIFTH DIVISION February 19, 2010 No. 1-09-0497 SYLVIA BELL, et al., ) ) Appeal from the Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Circuit Court of ) Cook County. v. ) ) 07 CH 38786 THE RETIREMENT BOARD OF THE ) FIREMEN’S ANNUITY AND BENEFIT ) The Honorable FUND OF CHICAGO, ) William O. Maki, ) Judge Presiding. Defendant-Appellant. ) PRESIDING JUSTICE TOOMIN delivered the opinion of the court: In this appeal, we are asked to determine whether the Retirement Board of the Firemen’s Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago (Board) correctly determined that section 6-140 of the Illinois Pension Code (40 ILCS 5/6-140 (West…