Bitner v. City of Pekin

2025 IL 131039

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS (Docket No. 131039) CHRISTOPHER BITNER et al., Appellants, v. THE CITY OF PEKIN, Appellee. Opinion filed September 18, 2025. JUSTICE CUNNINGHAM delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Theis and Justices Neville, Overstreet, Holder White, Rochford, and O’Brien concurred in the judgment and opinion. OPINION ¶1 At issue in this appeal is whether section 1(b) of the Illinois Public Employee Disability Act (Disability Act) (5 ILCS 345/1(b) (West 2018)) prohibits a public employer from withholding employment taxes…