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40 ILCS 5/3-114.3 (2026)

Heart attack or stroke suffered in performance of duties

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(40 ILCS 5/3-114.3) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-114.3)
    Sec. 3-114.3. Heart attack or stroke suffered in performance of duties. Any police officer who suffers a heart attack or stroke as a result of the performance and discharge of police duty shall be considered as having been injured in the performance of an act of duty and shall be eligible for the benefits provided under this Article for police officers injured in the performance of an act of duty or, if applicable, the benefits provided in Section 3-114.6.
(Source: P.A. 90-766, eff. 8-14-98; 91-939, eff. 2-1-01.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2014–2022 · leading case: Swanson v. The Bd. of Trs. of the Flossmoor Police Pension Fund, 2014 IL App (1st) 130561 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014).
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Swanson v. The Bd. of Trs. of the Flossmoor Police Pension Fund, 2014 IL App (1st) 130561 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014). · cites it 2× “3 of the Code (40 ILCS 5/3-114.3 (West 2008)). For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment of the circuit court.”
Vargas v. Town of Cicero Police Pension Fund, 2022 IL App (1st) 220026 (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). · cites it 2× “3, which provides that a police officer who suffers a heart attack “as a result of the performance and discharge of police duty shall be considered as having been injured in the performance of an act of duty” (40 ILCS 5/3-114.3 (West 2010)), entitling his surviving spouse to…”
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