Court Overturns Denial of Disability Pension for Firefighter

The Illinois Appellate Court overturned a denial of a duty-disability pension to an injured firefighter, finding the denial went against the manifest weight of the evidence. Jesus Calleros worked for the Calumet City Fire Department as a firefighter and paramedic. He reported sharp pain in his left leg while climbing into a fire truck at work in April 2020. A magnetic resonance imaging scan revealed a left knee medial meniscus tear. Calleros underwent surgery to repair the tear in May 2020. In October 2020, Dr. Lawrence Lieber evaluated Calleros. He opined that Calleros was at maximum medic...