Illinois Woman Loses Suit Over National Forest Hiking Injury

By Mike Curley ( September 18, 2025, 6:25 PM EDT) -- An Illinois federal judge has thrown out a woman's claims against the federal government over injuries she sustained when she cut her leg on a jagged metal post in Shawnee National Forest in southern Illinois, saying the government is immune to some of her claims and there is insufficient evidence to back up the rest....

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