Hood v. Illinois High School Ass'n

Plaintiff, Frank Hood, sued defendants, the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) and Martin L. Hickman, the IHSA’s executive director, for negligence and defamation. The trial court dismissed the action (see 735 ILCS 5/2 — 619(a)(9) (West 2002)) as barred by the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act (Act) (745 ILCS 10/1 — 101 et seq. (West 2002)). On appeal, plaintiff argues that defendants are outside the Act’s protection because the IHSA is not a “local public entity” as defined by section 1 — 206 of the Act (745 ILCS 10/1 — 206 (West 2002)). We agree, and we…