Overview

• The boy’s father filed a two-count wrongful-death and Survival Act lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court seeking more than $100,000.
• Police say a 2011 Lincoln MKZ driven by a 50-year-old woman from Canton, Michigan, crashed through the glass entrance on July 30, killing a 2-year-old and injuring others.
• The Kane County coroner found the child died from multiple traumatic injuries consistent with being struck by a vehicle.
• The suit alleges Portillo’s created a foreseeable hazard by allowing nose-in parking directly in front of the entrance without bumpers or safety bollards and cites Storefront Safety Council data and prior similar crashes.
• Oswego police describe the crash as appearing accidental as their investigation continues, Portillo’s has not publicly commented, and one report says the restaurant plans to install bollards.