Changes at the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission
Governor Quinn appoints Thomas J. Tyrrell as commissioner
Governor Quinn has appointed Thomas J. Tyrrell as commissioner, effective 2/14/11. After completing a training program, Commissioner Tyrrell will serve as the labor member on Panel A. Commissioner Mason will move to Panel B.
Commissioner Tyrrell holds a B.A. degree from Lewis University, and a J.D. degree from Chicago Kent College of Law. For the past 25 years, he has worked as an attorney in private practice. We welcome Commissioner Tyrrell to the IWCC.
posted 2/15/11
New downstate arbitration assignments announced
Chairman Weisz has reassigned territories, effective March 1st, in the southern part of the state as follows:
| Arbitrator | New Territory |
| Dibble | Bloomington and Mattoon |
| Nalefski | Whittington/Herrin |
| Neal | Collinsville |
| Teague | Springfield,Quincy, and Winchester |
| Tobin | Carlinville, Decatur, and Urbana |
| White | Belleville and Mt. Vernon |