No Pension Benefits for Surviving Spouse of Police Officer

The Illinois Appellate Court upheld a denial of pension benefits to the surviving spouse of a police officer who died from an overdose of prescription pain medication. Case: Gatz v. Board of Trustees of the Village of Maywood Police Pension Fund, No. 1-19-0556, 09/20/2019, published. Facts: Ryan Gatz worked for the Maywood Police Department. In October 2014, Gatz and a fellow officer attempted to apprehend a suspected narcotics offender. The suspect had a gun in his waistband, which he pulled out and pointed at Gatz’s partner. The officer fired several shots, fatally striking the susp...