In the event that you trip or slip and fall from a cracked or uneven public sidewalk, you may be able to sue the city or town’s government in which it occurred, depending on where you live. But, there are some important key factors to keep in mind that may limit your claim. Here in Illinois, Illinois laws and statutes give the government immunities regarding claims of negligence.
The Illinois laws give government immunities from negligence for failure to supervise activity on public property, negligence related to health and safety inspections, and negligence connected to injuries caused by unsafe conditions on government property if the government did not have notice of the conditions.
However, there was an Illinois Supreme Court decision that ruled a city in Illinois liable for a woman’s injuries on their sidewalks. Their decision was justified by saying that the city’s immunity laws still were not as important as the common law requirement for them to keep their property in working order. This sets an unpredictable precedent for the future to come regarding other Illinois negligence lawsuits against local governments since it contradicts the state’s laws.
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