Thomas v. County of Cook

2023 IL App (1st) 211656

FIRST DISTRICT, FIRST DIVISION October 10, 2023 No. 1-21-1656 OILY THOMAS, ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court of Plaintiff-Appellant, ) Cook County. ) v. ) No. 2019 CH 06865 ) THE COUNTY OF COOK, ) Honorable ) Sophia H. Hall, Defendant-Appellee. ) Judge Presiding. JUSTICE COGHLAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Presiding Justice Lavin and Justice Hyman concurred in the judgment and opinion. OPINION ¶1 For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment of the circuit court. ¶2 I. BACKGROUND ¶3 In 1992, plaintiff Oily Thomas (Thomas) was convicted of…