The state’s fight to strip disgraced former Chicago police Commander Jon Burge of his pension was revived Friday by an appeals court that reversed a Cook County judge’s ruling and said the state’s top prosecutor could challenge the pension board’s decision.
Burge is serving a 4 1/2-year sentence in prison following his conviction last year for lying about the torture and physical abuse of numerous criminal suspects.
After he was convicted, the police pension board deadlocked 4-4 on whether Burge could continue to collect his $3,000-a-month pension. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan sued, asking the courts to find that Burge that should lose his pension.
“Taxpayers should never be forced to foot the bill for a convicted public official,” Madigan said in a statement issued this afternoon.
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Burge’s attorney could not immediately be reached for comment, but he has previously said he expected a lengthy legal battle over his client’s pension.