Injured Police Officer Shouldn't Have Been Denied Duty Disability Pension

The Illinois Appellate Court upheld a finding that a police officer should have been awarded a line-of-duty disability pension for his injuries from an accident in which his patrol car was struck by another vehicle. Case: Hampton v. Board of Trustees of the Bolingbrook Police Pension Fund, No. 3-19-0416, 01/29/2021, published. Facts: Alan Hampton worked as a police officer for the Village of Bolingbrook. He submitted an application for line-of-duty pension benefits in December 2017 based on a shoulder injury. Hampton injured his left shoulder in December 2016. He responded to the scene of a...