Rosenbaum v. Industrial Commission

Claimant, Jean Rosenbaum, sought workmen’s compensation as the result of an alleged injury she sustained while in the employ of the respondent, the Chicago board of education. Claimant appeared pro se throughout the proceedings. An arbitrator found that she failed to prove her injury arose out of or in the course of her employment and therefore denied compensation. On review, the Industrial Commission affirmed and adopted the decision of the arbitrator. The circuit court of Cook County confirmed the decision of the Commission, and claimant brought a direct appeal to this court (73 Ill. 2d R.…