The statute of limitations in Illinois for most elevator accidents or escalator accidents is 2 years from the date of accident. However, where there is a local governmental entity involved (such as a city or school district), the statute of limitations is one year for the governmental entity.Even though the statute of limitations may not be coming up on your escalator accident or elevator accident case, you will still want to act quickly to hire an experienced Chicago personal injury lawyer to represent you in your escalator accident or elevator accident case in order to allow sufficient time to identify the proper parties who should be defendants in the lawsuit. This may include the building owner, the building management company, and the elevator or escalator maintenance company. Without enough time to conduct a proper investigation, even an experienced Chicago personal injury lawyer may have difficulty making sure that all of the potentially liable defendants are sued before the statute of limitations expires.