In a case of first impression, the 1st District Appellate Court held that a tenant is entitled to file for attorney fees after winning a counterclaim that stemmed from her landlord’s eviction suit. The panel’s opinion, issued Aug. 24, held that Beverly Sims and her son Anthony are entitled to collect the fees because although she was a defendant in her landlord’s eviction suit under the Forcible Entry and Detainer Act — which cannot be awarded fees under the Residential Landlords and Tenants Ordinance (RLTO) — she won as …