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40 ILCS 5/6-222 (2026)

Administrative review

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(40 ILCS 5/6-222) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-222)
    Sec. 6-222. Administrative review.
    (a) The provisions of the Administrative Review Law, and all amendments and modifications thereof and the rules adopted pursuant thereto shall apply to and govern all proceedings for the judicial review of final administrative decisions of the retirement board hereunder. The term "administrative decision" is as defined in Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
    (b) If any fireman whose application for either a duty disability benefit under Section 6-151 or for an occupational disease disability benefit under Section 6-151.1 has been denied by the Retirement Board brings an action for administrative review challenging the denial of disability benefits and the fireman prevails in the action in administrative review, then the prevailing fireman shall be entitled to recover from the Fund court costs and litigation expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, as part of the costs of the action.
(Source: P.A. 93-654, eff. 1-16-04.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2013–2019 · leading case: Howe v. Ret. Bd. of the Firemen's Annuity & Benefit Fund, 2013 IL App (1st) 122446 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013).
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Howe v. Ret. Bd. of the Firemen's Annuity & Benefit Fund, 2013 IL App (1st) 122446 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “(West 2010)), as are pension board decisions (40 ILCS 5/6-222 (West 2010)), the process is basically the same.”
Siwinski v. The Ret. Bd. of the Firemen's Annuity & Benefit Fund, 2019 IL App (1st) 180388 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). · cites it 2× “She requested (1) reversal of the Board’s denial of duty benefits, with an award retroactive to the date that she was removed from CFD’s payroll, and (2) attorney fees and costs pursuant to section 6-222 of the Code (40 ILCS 5/6-222 (West 2016)). ¶ 22 On June 21, 2017, the…”
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). · cites it 2× “She requested (1) reversal of the Board's denial of duty benefits, with an award retroactive to the date that she was removed from CFD's payroll, and (2) attorney fees and costs pursuant to section 6-222 of the Code ( 40 ILCS 5/6-222 (West 2016) ). ¶ 22 On June 21, 2017, the…”
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). · cites it 2× “She requested (1) reversal of the Board’s denial of duty benefits, with an award retroactive to the date that she was removed from CFD’s payroll, and (2) attorney fees and costs pursuant to section 6-222 of the Code (40 ILCS 5/6-222 (West 2016)). ¶ 22 On June 21, 2017, the…”
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