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17 Feb 2016, 8:00 am by Robert Kreisman
Section 8-101(a) of the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act imposes a one-year deadline for negligence claims against public entities. [read post]
7 Feb 2016, 8:55 am by Walter Olson
The lawsuit opens the way for individuals to sue governmental entities based on some claim of harm caused to them as a result of the public entity’s negligence. [read post]
15 Oct 2015, 7:25 am by Kirk Jenkins
” The Court noted that the Cook County Forest Preserve District maintained control of the real property under the zoo, and the defendant and the District shared control over the other property of the zoo. [read post]
30 Jul 2015, 8:00 am by Robert Kreisman
Cook County, which owns and operates Stroger Hospital, requested summary judgment based on Sections 6-105 and 6-106 of the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act. [read post]
26 Dec 2014, 8:18 am by Robert Kreisman
A lawsuit was filed against the Chicago Zoological Society, which operates Brookfield Zoo, on land owned by the Cook County Forest Preserve District. [read post]
6 Dec 2014, 1:53 pm by Kirk Jenkins
 But the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act (745 ILCS 10/1-101) provides that for actions against a “local public entity,” the limitations period is one year. [read post]
6 Jul 2014, 7:57 am by Robert Kreisman
The school asked that the Cook County Circuit Court judge dismiss Julie’s negligence case because of tort immunity. [read post]
19 May 2014, 6:37 am by Joy Waltemath
As a consequence, a district court did not err in dismissing an employee’s Sec. 1981 claim against a county employer for race discrimination (Campbell v Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois, May15, 2014, Tinder, J). [read post]
7 Oct 2013, 8:00 am by Robert Kreisman
  The new act will apply to any “personal injury, property damage, wrongful death or tort action involving a claim for money damages,” except that it expressly does not govern cases in which governmental entities and state employees are defendants. [read post]
24 Oct 2012, 11:02 am
A new Illinois Supreme Court case, NURSING HOME ARBITRATION CLAUSE REJECTED IN WRONGFUL DEATH ACTION) The Park District moved for summary judgment, arguing it was immune from these claims pursuant to Illinois' Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act (Tort Immunity Act). [read post]
26 Apr 2011, 12:52 pm by MBA
He previously served as an assistant Illinois attorney general and as an assistant Cook County states attorney. [read post]
27 May 2010, 10:22 am by Paul Mark Sandler
No cost CLE providers include the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, the Intellectual Property Colloquium, ADR Systems of America, LLC, the Illinois Lawyers’ Assistance Program, and the Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission (“ARDC”). [read post]
27 Apr 2010, 2:13 pm by Brendan Kevenides
When suing a governmental entity the injured bicyclist must prove that:The municipality was put on notice of the dangerous condition. [read post]
9 Jun 2008, 9:39 pm
And this Court has expressly recognized that the acquisition of monopoly power through fraud on a governmental entity - but not on the plaintiff - provides a basis for recovery of treble damages under the Sherman Act. [read post]