The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that a firefighter was entitled to a new hearing on her entitlement to disability retirement benefits because she had been denied a fair hearing the first time around.
Case: Naden v. Firefighters’ Pension Fund of the Sugar Grove Fire Protection District, No. 2-16-0698, 11/17/2017, published.
Facts and procedural history: Sara Naden began working for the Sugar Grove Fire Protection District in 1998 as a firefighter and emergency medical technician. She rose through the ranks to become a lieutenant.
During her time with the fire department, Naden claim...
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