Barber v. Board of Trustees of Village of South Barrington Police Pension Fund

After holding a hearing on plaintiff’s application for a line-of-duty disability pension, the Board of Trustees of South Barrington Police Pension Fund (hereinafter the Board) approved a non-duty disability pension for plaintiff, Walter Barber (hereinafter Barber). Barber subsequently sought administrative review of the Board’s decision, seeking both a reversal of the decision and the award of prejudgment interest.

The circuit court of Cook County later set aside the Board’s decision, finding that Barber was entitled to a line-of-duty disability pension and that the previous decision was…