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40 ILCS 5/6-110 (2026)

Act of duty

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(40 ILCS 5/6-110) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-110)
    Sec. 6-110. Act of duty.
    "Act of duty": Any act imposed on an active fireman by the ordinances of a city, or by the rules or regulations of its fire department, or any act performed by an active fireman while on duty, having for its direct purpose the saving of the life or property of another person.
(Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 20 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1998–2025 · leading case: Prawdzik v. Bd. of Trs. of the Homer Twp. Fire Prot. Dist. Pension Fund, 2019 IL App (3d) 170024 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018).
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Prawdzik v. Bd. of Trs. of the Homer Twp. Fire Prot. Dist. Pension Fund, 2019 IL App (3d) 170024 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). · cites it 5× “Section 6-110 of the Code ( 40 ILCS 5/6-110 (2014) ) defines "act of duty" as: "Any act imposed on an active fireman by the ordinances of a city, or by the rules or regulations of its fire department, or any act performed by an active fireman while on duty, having for its direct…”
Prawdzik v. Bd. of Trs. of the Homer Twp. Fire Prot. Dist. Pension Fund, 2019 IL App (3d) 170024 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). · cites it 4× “Section 6-110 of the Code (40 ILCS 5/6-110 (West 2014)) defines “act of duty” as: “Any act imposed on an active fireman by the ordinances of a city, or by the rules or regulations of its fire department, or any act performed by an active fireman while on -9- duty, having for its…”
Vill. of Buffalo Grove v. Bd. of Trs. of the Buffalo Grove Firefighters' Pension Fund, 2020 IL App (2d) 190171 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). · cites it 2× “- 11 - means the same thing as “act of duty” as defined in section 6-110 (40 ILCS 5/6-110 (West 2018)), a companion statute governing duty disability pensions for firefighters in large cities.”
Howe v. Ret. Bd. of the Firemen's Annuity & Benefit Fund, 2013 IL App (1st) 122446 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “The written decision finds that Howe “did not present sufficient evidence to meet his burden of proof to show that he was performing an act of duty as defined under section 6-110 of the Illinois Pension Code [(40 ILCS 5/6-110 (West 2010))] when he injured his right shoulder on…”
Howe v. The Ret. Bd. of the Firemen's Annunity & Benefit Fund of Chicago, 2015 IL App (1st) 141350 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). · cites it 4× “The written decision found that Howe “did not present sufficient evidence to meet his burden of proof to show that he was performing an act of duty as defined under section 6-110 of the Illinois Pension Code [(40 ILCS 5/6-110 (West 2010))] when he injured his right shoulder on…”
Howe v. Ret. Bd. of the Firemen's Annunity & Benefit Fund of Chicago, 2015 IL App (1st) 141350 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). · cites it 3× “The Board found that Howe did not present sufficient evidence to meet his burden of proof to show that he was performing an act of duty as defined under section 6-110 of the Pension Code (40 ILCS 5/6-110 (West 2010)) when he injured his right shoulder.”
Thigpen v. Ret. Bd. of Firemen's Annuity & Benefit Fund of Chicago, 741 N.E.2d 276 (Ill. App. Ct. 2000). “The Code defines an "act of duty" as: "Any act imposed on an active fireman by the ordinances of a city, or by the rules or regulations of its fire department, or any act performed by an active fireman while on duty, having for its direct purpose the saving of the life or…”
McCumber v. The Bd. of Trs. of the Oswego Fire Prot. Dist. Firefighters' Pension Fund, 2019 IL App (2d) 180316 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “An act of duty is defined as "[a]ny act imposed on an active fireman by the ordinances of a city, or by the rules or regulations of its fire department, or any act performed by an active fireman while on-duty, having for its direct purpose the saving of the life or property of…”
Hopkins v. Bd. of Trs. of the Firefighters Pension Fund, 2016 IL App (5th) 160006 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “" 40 ILCS 5/6-110 (West 2014). 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…”
Siwinski v. The Ret. Bd. of the Firemen's Annuity & Benefit Fund of the City of Chicago, 2019 IL App (1st) 180388 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “" 40 ILCS 5/6-112 (West 2016) ). An act of duty, in turn, refers to "[a]ny act" imposed by law on an active paramedic, or which she performs "while on duty, having for its direct purpose the saving of the life or property of another person.”
Vill. of Roselle v. Bd. of Trs. of the Roselle Firefighters' Pension Fund, 2021 IL App (2d) 200360 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). · cites it 4× “¶ 34 Although section 4-110 (which governs duty disability pensions for firefighters in smaller municipalities like the Village) does not define the term “act of duty,” courts have held that it means the same thing as the definition of “act of duty” found in section 6-110 (40…”
Bremer v. City of Rockford, 2015 IL App (2d) 130920 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). · cites it 2× “” 40 ILCS 5/6-110 (West 2008). ¶ 33 Section 4-110.”
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