Cook County is an appropriate venue for a lawsuit involving a truck collision in Ohio and a company that primarily operates out of a southern Illinois town, a state appeals panel ruled Wednesday.The 1st District Appellate Court found that plaintiff Sergiu Tabirta’s lawsuit against driver James Cummings and Glister Mary Lee Corp. (GML) can proceed in Cook County Circuit Court because GML does business in Cook County.GML is a private-label food manufacturer headquartered in Chester, located 62 miles south of St. Louis …