CHICAGO — A young man and his mother are suing the Chicago Board of Education, alleging the board's failure to keep its school premises safe resulted in injury.
Nikko Arreguin, by and through his mother Araceli Villalpando, filed a complaint on May 31 in Cook County Circuit Court, alleging Arreguin broke his ankle on Jan. 19, 2017, as a result of a defective condition on the pavement at the school. The plaintiff alleged the pavement was uneven, and the cement was broken.
The plaintiff claims the board is responsible for his injury because it allegedly failed to provide a safe environment to guests and students on school grounds and failed to properly maintain the lot used for a recreational environment by guests and students.
The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks a judgment greater than $50,000, plus reimbursement of his court costs. He is represented by Raquel Gross of The Vrdolyak Law Group, LLC in Chicago.
Cook County Circuit Court case number 18-L-5650