Hawthorne v. Village of Olympia Fields

790 N.E.2d 832 (2003)

204 Ill.2d 243

274 Ill.Dec. 59

Sonya D. HAWTHORNE, Appellee,

v.

The VILLAGE OF OLYMPIA FIELDS et al., Appellants.

No. 93462.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

April 17, 2003.

John B. Murphey and Judith N. Kolman, of Rosenthal, Murphey & Coblentz, Chicago, for appellants.

Jonathan K. Baum and Sarah E. Smith, of Katten, Muchin, Zavis & Rosenman, and Amy L. Zimmerman, Chicago, for appellee.

Victor P. Filippini, Jr., Barbara A. Adams and Elliot M. Regenstein, of Holland & Knight, L.L.P., Chicago, for amici curiae Villages of Grayslake, Hinsdale, La Grange and Lake Zurich.

Ronald N. Schultz,…