Roszak v. Kankakee Firefighters' Pension Board

Applicant Andrew Roszack, a firefighter-paramedic employed by the Kankakee Fire Department, filed for a line of duty disability pursuant to the Illinois Pension Code (40 ILCS 5/4 — 110 (West 2006)), with appellee Kankakee Firefighters’ Pension Board (hereinafter the Board). The Board denied his request for disability and applicant appealed to the circuit court of Kankakee County. The circuit court denied applicant’s request for disability and affirmed the decision of the Board. Applicant has now appealed the circuit court’s ruling, claiming that the Board’s decision to deny him disability was…