Kaczka v. Retirement Board of the Policemen's Annuity & Benefit Fund

Plaintiff, Thomas Kaczka, appeals from the judgment of the circuit court confirming a decision by the Retirement Board of the Policemen’s Annuity and Benefit Fund of the City of Chicago (the Board), which denied his application for a reinstatement of a widower’s annuity benefit under the Illinois Pension Code (the Pension Code) (40 ILCS 5/5 — 101 et seq. (West Supp. 2007)). On appeal, plaintiff contends that: (1) his widower’s benefits were subject to mandatory reinstatement pursuant to section 5 — 147 of the Pension Code (40 ILCS 5/5 — 147 (West Supp. 2007)); (2) the Board’s 1992 decision…