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O'TOOLE v. CHICAGO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY

No. 118254.

39 N.E.3d 946 (2015)

396 Ill. Dec. 120

2015 IL 118254

Kristine O'TOOLE, Appellee, v. The CHICAGO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY, d/b/a Brookfield Zoo, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

September 24, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Resis and Nick Kourvetaris , SmithAmundsen LLC, Chicago, for appellant.

William J. McMahon , Hoey & Farina, P.C., Chicago, and George Brugess , Palos Heights, for appellee.

Lawrence J. Suffredin and J. Timothy Eaton , Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Chicago, for amici curiae Lincoln Park Zoological Society et al.

Peter C. Nozicka , Lucas & Cardenas, P.C., Chicago, for amicus curiae Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.

OPINION

¶ 1 The sole issue in this appeal is whether defendant Chicago Zoological Society (Society), doing business as Brookfield Zoo, is a "local public entity" under the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act (Act) (745 ILCS 10/1-101 et...

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