Board of Education v. Board of Trustees of the Public Schools Teachers' Pension & Retirement Fund

Plaintiff, the Board of Education of the City of Chicago (Board), appeals orders of the circuit court of Cook County dismissing the Board’s complaint against the defendant, Board of Trustees of the Public Schools Teachers’ Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago (Trustees), on the motion of intervenor Retired Teachers Association of Chicago (Retired Teachers), and denying the Board’s request to file an amended complaint. For the following reasons, we reverse the order of the circuit court and remand the case for further proceedings.

BACKGROUND

On January 24, 2005, the Board filed a complaint…