Mills v. County of Cook

PRESIDING JUSTICE O’BRIEN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Latricia Mills, as special administrator of the estate of Malcolm James, appeals the order of the circuit court dismissing her negligence complaint against defendant County of Cook. On appeal, plaintiff argues that the trial court erred in finding that section 6 — 106(a) of the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act (Tort Immunity Act) (745 ILCS 10/6 — 106(a) (West 2000)) immunizes defendant from liability. We reverse and remand.

On November 11, 1996, plaintiff brought her son, five-month-old…