Merlo v. Orland Hills Police Pension Board

The petitioner, Michael Merlo, filed a complaint in the circuit court of Cook County against the respondent, Orland Hills Police Pension Board, for administrative review of the respondent’s decision to deny him a line-of-duty pension. The trial court reversed the respondent’s decision and awarded the petitioner a line-of-duty pension for injuries he sustained while on patrol. On appeal, the respondent argues that the trial court’s findings are against the manifest weight of the evidence. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment of the circuit court.

BACKGROUND

The petitioner has been…