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PROPOSED PAYMENT APPROVAL
Department(s): Office of the Chief Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County
Action: Payment of services provided to persons involved in domestic violence matters during the after-hour program
Payee: The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence, Chicago, Illinois
Good(s) or Service(s): Professional Services
Fiscal Impact: $50,000.00
Accounts: 11100.1310.35095.520830.00000.00000
Contract Number(s): N/A
Summary: The Office of the Chief Judge (“OCJ”) seeks payment approval to The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence (“Network”) for providing advocacy support for the court’s after-hours pilot program during the months of June 2024 through March 2025. Network has been monitoring the after-hour advocacy services provided to the court and operates the Illinois Domestic Violence Hotline and employs hotline staff 24/7. Additionally, Network operates the Centralized Training Institute (“CTI”) which provides comprehensive legal advocacy training to its members as well as to outside organizations, including OCJ staff in the Domestic Violence Division. Network is an organization of 40+ domestic violence organizations and is very well informed of the interests and capabilities of its member organizations. This payment is necessary to address prior activity that occurred outside of the recently established contract; Contract #2450-10021- 4/21/2025-4/20/2026.
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