Alsup v. Sycamore Municipal Hospital

Defendant, Sycamore Municipal Hospital (Sycamore), brings this interlocutory appeal pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 306(a)(1)(iv) (134 Ill. 2d R. 306(a)(1)(iv)), from an order of the circuit court of Cook County denying its motion to transfer venue to De Kalb County. Sycamore contends on appeal that the court erred in denying its motion to transfer venue pursuant to section 2 — 103(a) of the Code of Civil Procedure (Code), which provides that actions against a municipal corporation must be brought in the county where its principal office is located or where the transaction giving rise to the…