Music lessons are provided through the music institute and, together with symphony performances, generate the largest portion of revenue for the Symphony Association. Additionally, schools pay a fee to the Symphony Association in order to hold a school program. The Symphony Association also raises money by holding an annual benefit, and it receives grants from the Illinois Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. The Symphony Association also carries its own liability insurance. The Symphony Association performs a Fourth of July concert every year, which attracts between 4,000 to 6,500 persons.
Admission is charged for the concert.
The City of Lake Forest does not contribute any money to the concert and, while it allows the Symphony Association to use city facilities to perform the concert, it charges the Symphony Association for the security and cleaning services associated with the concert. Lowe subsequently joined the motion. The trial court granted defendants' motion, finding that the Symphony Association was a local public entity under the Act and that plaintiff's action was filed outside the one-year limitations period. The trial court further found that Lowe was an employee of the Symphony Association for the purposes of the Act. Plaintiff timely appeals.