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820 ILCS 320/1 (2026)

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(820 ILCS 320/1)
    Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Public Safety Employee Benefits Act.
(Source: P.A. 90-535, eff. 11-14-97.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 40 cases (11 in the last 5 years), 2001–2025 · leading case: Gaffney v. Bd. of Trs. of the Orland Fire Prot. Dist., 2012 IL 110012 (Ill. 2012).
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Gaffney v. Bd. of Trs. of the Orland Fire Prot. Dist., 2012 IL 110012 (Ill. 2012). “(West 2006); 820 ILCS 320/1 et seq. (West 2006). The determination of eligibility for this separate statutory benefit under the Act is not subject to a district’s authority to manage and control its group insurance program.”
Int'l Ass'n of Fire Fighters, Local 50 v. City of Peoria, 2022 IL 127040 (Ill. 2022). “¶2 BACKGROUND ¶3 In 1997, the Illinois General Assembly passed the Public Safety Employee Benefits Act (Act) (820 ILCS 320/1 et seq. (West 2018)). See Pub.”
Pederson v. Vill. of Hoffman Estates, 2014 IL App (1st) 123402 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014). “Among the powers and duties of the village manager was: “To act as a hearing officer under the Public Safety Employee Benefits Act (820 ILCS 320/1 et seq.). He shall hold a hearing and make a determination if an employee subject to the Act is entitled to the benefits provided by…”
Richter v. Vill. of Oak Brook, 958 N.E.2d 700 (Ill. App. Ct. 2011). “ANSWER : Defendant admits that to the extent Plaintiff suffered a disabling injury preventing him from performing his firefighter duties as alleged in paragraphs four through ten of Count I, Plaintiff's injury could qualify as a catastrophic injury under Illinois case law…”
Gaffney v. Orland Fire Prot. Dist., 969 N.E.2d 359 (Ill. 2012). “(West 2006); 820 ILCS 320/1 et seq. (West 2006). The determination of eligibility for this separate statutory benefit under the Act is not subject to a district's authority to manage and control its group insurance program.”
Gaffney v. Orland Fire Prot., 921 N.E.2d 778 (Ill. App. Ct. 2009). · cites it 2× “820 ILCS 320/1 et seq. (West 2006). Thus, any review would have to be pursuant to a common law writ of certiorari.”
Villarreal v. Vill. of Schaumburg, 759 N.E.2d 76 (Ill. App. Ct. 2001). “ivered the opinion of the court: This action was brought by plaintiff, John Villarreal, seeking an order of mandamus requiring defendants, the Village of Schaumburg, village manager Kenneth Fritz and director of human resources Darold Pitzer, to provide plaintiff with health…”
Mitchell v. Vill. of Barrington, 2016 IL App (1st) 153094 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). · cites it 3× “Mitchell later sought health care benefits under the Public Safety Employee Benefits Act (Act) (820 ILCS 320/1 et seq. (West 2012)), and the Village denied that request, finding she was not covered under the Act.”
Williams v. Bd. of Trs. of the Morton Grove Firefighters' Pension Fund, 924 N.E.2d 38 (Ill. App. Ct. 2010). “Second, the Village argued that its interest in the potential award of health insurance benefits to plaintiff and his family under the Public Safety Employee Benefits Act (the Act) (820 ILCS 320/1 et seq. (West 2006)), supported its petition to intervene because the Village…”
Mitchell v. Vill. of Barrington, 2016 IL App (1st) 153094 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). · cites it 2× “Mitchell later sought health care benefits under the Public Safety Employee Benefits Act (Act) (820 ILCS 320/1 et seq. (West 2012)), and the Village denied that request, finding she was not covered under the Act.”
DeRose v. City of Highland Park, 898 N.E.2d 1115 (Ill. App. Ct. 2008). “JUSTICE O’MALLEY delivered the opinion of the court: Defendant, the City of Highland Park, appeals the trial court’s judgment in favor of plaintiff, Pierino DeRose, on plaintiff s complaint seeking benefits from defendant under the Public Safety Employee Benefits Act (Employee…”
Owen v. Vill. of Maywood, 2023 IL App (1st) 220350 (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “He points to language within article 16 of the CBA that provides for continued benefits for employees injured in the line of duty and their families and argues that the language does not limit coverage to an amount “on the date pensioned” for line of duty disability claims.”
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