Illinois Compiled Statutes

40 ILCS 5/3-131 (2026)

Powers and duties of board

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(40 ILCS 5/3-131) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-131)
    Sec. 3-131. Powers and duties of board. The board shall have the powers and duties stated in Sections 3-132 through 3-140.1 in addition to the other powers and duties provided under this Article.
(Source: P.A. 83-1440.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1995–2018 · leading case: Frank Deguiseppe & Torry Palermo v. Vill. of Bellwood & Robert Frascone, 68 F.3d 187 (7th Cir. 1995).
Frank Deguiseppe & Torry Palermo v. Vill. of Bellwood & Robert Frascone, 68 F.3d 187 (7th Cir. 1995). “See 40 ILCS 5/3-131 et seq. (setting forth responsibilities of pension board, which do not include adjudicating light duty disputes).”
Keeling v. Bd. of Trs. of the Forest Park Police Pension Fund, 2017 IL App (1st) 170804 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). “) 40 ILCS 5/3-131 (West 2014). Section 3-140 includes the power and duty "[t]o make necessary rules and regulations in conformity with the provisions of this Article, and to publish and transmit copies from time to time to all pensioners and contributors.”
Keeling v. Bd. of Trs. of the Forest Park Police Pension Fund, 2017 IL App (1st) 170804 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “) 40 ILCS 5/3-131 (West 2014). Section 3-140 includes the power and duty “[t]o -6- lack of a published rule has any bearing on the Board’s purely administrative functions.”
Keeling v. Bd. of Trs. of the Forest Park Police Pension Fund, 2017 IL App (1st) 170804 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “) 40 ILCS 5/3-131 (West 2014). Section 3-140 includes the power and duty “[t]o make necessary rules and regulations in conformity with the provisions of this Article, and to publish and transmit copies from time to time to all pensioners and contributors.”
Vill. of Stickney v. Bd. of Trs. of the Police Pension Fund (Ill. App. Ct. 2004). “Based on section 3-131, the Board has specific enumerated powers and duties (40 ILCS 5/3-131 (West 2002)), including the power "to control and manage, exclusively, the following: (1) the pension fund, (2) investment expenditures and income, *** and (3) all money donated, paid,…”
Williams v. Bd. of Trs. of the Morron Grove Firefighters' Pension Fund (Ill. App. Ct. 2010). “Section 3-132 states that a board has the power “to control and manage, exclusively,” the following: “(1) the pension fund, (2) investment expenditures and income, including interest dividends, capital gains and other distributions on the investments, and (3) all money donated,…”
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