Jelinek v. Retirement Board of the Firemen's Annuity & Benefit Fund

Plaintiffs Patricia Jelinek and Jamie O’Callaghan filed claims for a widow’s annuity with defendant, the Retirement Board of the Firemen’s Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago (Board). The Board initially awarded them the regular annuity; however, after administrative review of their consolidated cases by the circuit court and appeal to and remand by this court, the Board ultimately awarded them the duty disability widow’s annuity paid prospectively from the date this court issued the opinion Bertucci v. Retirement Board of the Firemen’s Annuity & Benefit Fund, 351 Ill. App. 3d 368 (2004).…