Williamson County Board of Commissioners v. Board of Trustees of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

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Illinois Supreme Court
Civil Court
Pension Code
Citation
Case Number: 
2020 IL 125330
Decision Date: 
Thursday, June 4, 2020
District: 
5th Dist.
Division/County: 
Williamson Co.
Holding: 
Circuit court affirmed.
Justice: 
KILBRIDE

Section 7-137.2(a) of the Illinois Pension Code, altering the certification process and eligibility requirements for elected county board members' participation in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF), violates the pension protection clause of article XIII, section 5, of the Illinois Constitution. (A. BURKE, GARMAN, KARMEIER, THEIS, NEVILLE, and M. BURKE, concurring.)