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ALWIN v. VILLAGE OF WHEELING

No. 1-04-0154.

864 N.E.2d 897 (2007)

Kalyn ALWIN and Devin Koppie, Co-Administrators of the Estate of Martin Larry Koppie, Deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. The VILLAGE OF WHEELING, The City of Prospect Heights, and Palwaukee Municipal Airport Commission, Defendants-Appellants (Albert-Culver USA, Inc., Alberto-Culver International, Inc., and Alberto-Culver Company, Defendants and Third-Party Plaintiffs-Appellees; Aon Aviation, Inc., Third-Party Defendant-Appellee).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

March 12, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Madsen, Farkas & Powen, L.L.C., Chicago (Brandt R. Madsen, of counsel), Dombroff & Gilmore, New York, NY (Raymond L. Mariani, of counsel), Herbolsheimer, Lannon, Henson, Duncan & Reagan, P.C., Ottawa (Michael T. Reagan, Michael C. Jansz, of counsel), for Appellants.

Clifford Law Offices, Chicago (Robert A. Clifford, Richard F. Burke, Jr., and John T. Karnezis, of counsel), Novoselsky Law Offices, Chicago (David A. Novoselsky, Leslie J. Rosen, of counsel), for Appellees Kalyn Alwin and Devin Koppie.

Merlo Kanofsky Brinkmeier & Gregg Ltd., Chicago (Alan J. Brinkmeier, of counsel), for Appellee Aon Aviation, Inc.

Justice ROBERT E. GORDON delivered the opinion of the court:

In October 1996 a private jet aircraft crashed while attempting a takeoff from Palwaukee Municipal Airport (Palwaukee). The plane was consumed by flames. All four persons on board (two pilots, a flight attendant and one passenger) were killed.

Palwaukee is owned by defendants Village of Wheeling and City of Prospect Heights and is managed through defendant Palwaukee Municipal Airport Commission ...

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