Klomann v. Illinois Munucipal Retirement Fund

Plaintiff appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion to review-findings of fact and reinstate pension rights. The trial court found that the record supported the Village of Lyons’ (Village’s) and the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund’s (IMRF’s) determination that plaintiff was an independent contractor with the Village of Lyons and not an employee entitled to pension benefits under the Illinois Pension Code (Code) (40 ILCS 5/1 — 101.1 et seq. (West 1992)). We affirm.

Plaintiff, Karl Klomann, served as an attorney for the Village of Lyons from 1963 until 1989. Klomann also maintained a…