IL: Stay in the Crosswalk!

The First District Appellate Court of Illinois determined the City of Chicago owed no duty to a pedestrian who broke his foot in a pothole that was a few inches outside of a crosswalk.  The pedestrian was apparently straddling the line, partially in and partially out of the crosswalk.  The court applied settled law that municipalities have a duty to keep streets reasonably safe for pedestrians only in those areas in which pedestrians are permitted to walk.  The National Law Review has the story.