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40 ILCS 5/4-111 (2026)

Disability pension - Not in duty

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(40 ILCS 5/4-111) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 4-111)
    Sec. 4-111. Disability pension - Not in duty. A firefighter having at least 7 years of creditable service who becomes disabled as a result of any cause other than an act of duty, and who is found, pursuant to Section 4-112, to be physically or mentally permanently disabled so as to render necessary his or her being placed on disability pension, shall be granted a disability pension of 50% of the monthly salary attached to the rank held by the firefighter in the fire service at the date he or she is removed from the municipality's fire department payroll. If a firefighter dies while still disabled and receiving a disability pension under this Section, the disability pension shall continue to be paid to the firefighter's survivors in the sequence provided in Section 4-114 if that disability pension is greater than the survivors pension provided under subsection (a) of Section 4-114.
(Source: P.A. 93-1090, eff. 3-11-05.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2010–2025 · leading case: Covello v. Vill. of Schaumburg Firefighters' Pension Fund, 2018 IL App (1st) 172350 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018).
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Covello v. Vill. of Schaumburg Firefighters' Pension Fund, 2018 IL App (1st) 172350 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). · cites it 3× “He alternatively applied for nonduty disability pension benefits ( 40 ILCS 5/4-111 (West 2012) ). On his disability application, Covello listed November 1, 2008, the date he responded to the call involving Officer Russo as his date of injury.”
Carrillo v. Park Ridge Firefighters' Pension Fund, 2014 IL App (1st) 130656 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014). “In the alternative, Carrillo sought a nonduty pension under Pension Code section 4-111 (40 ILCS 5/4-111 (West 2012)), which provides that the pension for a firefighter whose disability does not result from the performance of an act of duty shall be equal to 50% of her salary.”
Covello v. Vill. of Schaumburg Firefighters' Pension Fund, 2018 IL App (1st) 172350 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). · cites it 3× “He alternatively applied for nonduty disability pension benefits (40 ILCS 5/4-111 (West 2012)). On his disability application, Covello listed November 1, 2008, the date he responded to the call involving Officer Russo as his date of injury.”
Edwards v. The Addison Fire Prot. Dist. Firefighters' Pension Fund, 2013 IL App (2d) 121262 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014). “See 40 ILCS 5/4-111 (West 2008). -3- ¶8 On February 3, 2012, Edwards filed a complaint for administrative review, praying for the trial court to reverse the Board’s decision and order the Board to pay her line-of-duty benefits.”
Vill. of Northbrook v. The Bd. of Trs. of the Vill. of Northbrook Firefighter Pension Fund, 2022 IL App (1st) 220277-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). · cites it 4× “However, at his request and over the Village’s objection, the Pension Board granted Martin nonduty disability benefits under section 4-111 (40 ILCS 5/4-111 (West 2016)), on an interim basis and “without prejudice to [his] pending application for a line of duty *** benefit.”
Hopkins v. Bd. of Trs. of the Firefighters Pension Fund, 2016 IL App (5th) 160006 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). “In contrast, section 4-111 of the Code states that a firefighter is entitled to a not in duty disability pension if he or she “becomes disabled as a result of any cause other than an act of duty, and who is found *** to be physically or mentally disabled so as to render…”
Naden v. The Firefighters' Pension Fund of the Sugar Grove Fire Prot. Dist., 2017 IL App (2d) 160698 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “40 ILCS 5/4-111 (West 2014). The Pension Code defines a “[p]ermanent disability” as any physical or mental condition that “has lasted” or “can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.”
Hopkins v. Bd. of Trs. of the Firefighters Pension Fund, 2016 IL App (5th) 160006 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “In contrast, section 4-111 of the Code states that a firefighter is entitled to a not in duty disability pension if he or she "becomes disabled as a result of any cause other than an act of duty, and who is found *** to be physically or mentally disabled so as to render…”
Naden v. The Firefighters' Pension Fund of the Sugar Grove Fire Prot. Dist., 2017 IL App (2d) 160698 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). “40 ILCS 5/4-111 (West 2014). The Pension Code defines a "[p]ermanent disability" as any physical or mental condition that "has lasted" or "can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.”
Calleros v. Bd. of Trs. of the Calumet City Firefighters Pension Fund, 2025 IL App (1st) 240374-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). · cites it 2× “At the hearing, Calleros amended his application to request, in the alternative, a non-duty disability pension pursuant to section 4-111 of the Pension Code (40 ILCS 5/4-111 (West 2020)). ¶ 24 In support of his application, Calleros claimed that he was permanently disabled and…”
Williams v. Bd. of Trs. of the Morron Grove Firefighters' Pension Fund (Ill. App. Ct. 2010). · cites it 3× “40 ILCS 5/4-111 (West 2006). One day before the hearing on plaintiff’s application, the Village of Morton Grove (Village) filed a petition to intervene in the hearing, which the Board granted.”
Szymala v. Romeoville Firefighters' Pension Fund, 2023 IL App (3d) 220093-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “Alternatively, the plaintiff requested a not-in-duty disability pension pursuant to section 4-111 of the Code (40 ILCS 5/4-111 (West 2018)). The plaintiff claimed that he was disabled due to his posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder.”
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