Niles v. Illinois Workers Compensation Commission

Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Workers’ Compensation Act
Citation
Case Number: 
2023 IL App (1st) 221617WC
Decision Date: 
Friday, September 29, 2023
District: 
1st Dist.
Division/County: 
Cook Co.
Holding: 
Circuit Court judgment reversed, commission award reversed in part and remanded with directions.
Justice: 
HOFFMAN

Village of Niles appealed from a circuit court judgment confirming the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission’s award of partial disability benefits of the claimant. The appellate court reversed the judgment of the circuit court, reversed the Commission’s PPD award, and remanded with directions on how to properly calculate the amount of compensation that the claimant was entitled to. (HODLRIDGE, MULLEN, CAVANAGH, and BARBERIS, concurring)