Chicago Police Officer With Felony Conviction Loses Pension Suit

A former Chicago police officer whose pension was revoked after his felony convictions for providing false testimony in a narcotics case lost his state court appeal raising constitutional claims and violations of the Illinois Open Meetings Act.

William Pruente accused the Retirement Board of the Policemen’s Annuity & Pension Benefit Fund of violating state open meetings rules by failing to notify him of the December 2019 meeting at which it revoked an earlier decision approving his pension application.

The Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, disagreed, saying the board cured any potential violation by later holding a legally compliant meeting ...