Barnard v. City of Chicago Heights

Plaintiff Jacqueline Barnard appeals from three orders of the circuit court granting summary judgment in plaintiff’s common law tort action to defendant City of Chicago Heights, plaintiff’s employer, and defendants Douglas Barger and Salvatore Vicari (collectively, defendants), granting summary judgment to defendant Samuel Pavesich (Pavesich) and granting defendants’ motion for leave to amend their affirmative defenses. On appeal, plaintiff contends that: (1) the trial court erred in granting summary judgment for defendants and Pavesich based on the exclusive remedy provision of the Illinois…