Williams v. City of Evanston

PRESIDING JUSTICE QUINN

delivered the opinion of the court:

On August 14, 2004, a City of Evanston ambulance driven by defendant Jeffrey Gonzales, a City of Evanston firefighter/EMT, collided with a vehicle driven by plaintiff Randall Williams. Plaintiff Marcus Brown was a passenger in Williams’ vehicle. After plaintiffs filed a four-count complaint based solely on negligence, they filed an amended complaint, which added four counts based on willful and wanton conduct.

The circuit court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiffs four counts based on negligence. Thereafter, the circuit…