Hapeniewski v. City of Chicago Heights

PRESIDING JUSTICE MEJDA

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, William Hapeniewski, appeals from an order of the circuit court dismissing his complaint against defendant, the city of Chicago Heights (city), for failure to bring this action within the two-year limitations period or within one year after plaintiff’s voluntary dismissal of a previously filed action. On appeal plaintiff contends that (1) section 2 — 101(e) of the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act (Tort Immunity Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 85, par. 2 — 101(e)) exempts claims brought under…