Ramirez v. City of Chicago

PRESIDING JUSTICE RAKOWSKI

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff-appellant Juanita Ramirez filed this negligence action against defendant-appellant the City of Chicago (City) to recover damages plaintiff incurred while stepping onto a street. The trial court held that, pursuant to section 3 — 102(a) of the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 85, par. 3—102(a)) (Tort Immunity Act), the City owed plaintiff no duty, and thus the trial court granted the City’s motion for summary judgment. Plaintiff appeals the entry of summary judgment…