This year,
Municipal Minute will be counting down to the New Year with updates on
legislation that will be effective starting on January 1, 2025.
Public Act 103-0929 amends the Illinois Municipal Code to
expressly state that a physical or mental disability that constitutes the basis of an
application for benefits may not be used as a cause, either in whole or in part, for a municipality to
discharge a police officer. The Act
also provides that the chief of police must order an immediate
reinstatement into service when an officer provides a receipt of certification
that the officer is no longer disabled.
Post Authored by Alexis Carter & Julie Tappendorf, Ancel Glink