Adams v. Board of Trustees of the Teachers' Retirement System

PRESIDING JUSTICE KNECHT

delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

Justices Steigmann and McCullough concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

In October 2009, defendant, the Board of Trustees of the Teachers’ Retirement System of the State of Illinois (Board), found monies paid to plaintiff, Mary Ann Adams, while engaged in an illegal kickback scheme did not constitute salary for pension purposes. On appeal, the circuit court of Sangamon County affirmed the Board’s judgment.

Adams appeals, arguing her pension benefits should not be reduced by the amount of monies paid to her while…