Russell v. Village of Lake Villa

Plaintiff, Richard Russell, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Lake County granting summary judgment to the defendant, the Village of Lake Villa (the Village). For the reasons that follow, we reverse the judgment of the circuit court and remand the cause for further proceedings.

FACTS

At 7 a.m. on January 18, 1999, plaintiff, Richard Russell, was rushing to catch the Metra commuter train that left from Lake Villa en route to Chicago when he slipped on a patch of ice in that portion of the train station that was owned and maintained by the defendant Village. His slip on the ice caused…