Ryan v. Board of Trustees of the General Assembly Retirement System

924 N.E.2d 970 (2010)

236 Ill.2d 315

George H. RYAN, Sr., Appellee,

v.

The BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF the GENERAL ASSEMBLY RETIREMENT SYSTEM et al., Appellants.

No. 108184.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

February 19, 2010.

Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Springfield (Michael A. Scodro, Solicitor General, and Jan E. Hughes, Assistant Attorney General, Chicago, of counsel), for appellants.

James R. Thompson, Kyle P. De Jong, Justin L. Leinenweber and Matthew R. Carter, of Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago, for appellee.

OPINION

The issue in this case is whether, as a result of his multiple federal felony convictions,…