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File #: 25-3386    Version: 1 Name: Attorney General of Illinois Lease Agreement
Type: Lease Agreement Status: Approved
File created: 7/10/2025 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 7/24/2025 Final action: 7/24/2025
Title: PROPOSED LEASE AGREEMENT Department: Department of Real Estate Management Request: Request to Enter Lease Agreement Landlord: County of Cook Tenant: Office of the Attorney General of the State of Illinois Location: 69 West Washington Street Term/Extension Period: 8/1/2025 - 7/31/2035 Space Occupied: 20,503 sq. ft. Monthly Rent: Period Rate/SQ FT Annual Base Rent Monthly Rent 8/1/25 - 3/31/26 $20.15 $275,423.63 $34,427.95 4/1/26 - 3/31/27 $20.55 $421,398.16 $35,116.51 4/1/27 - 3/31/28 $20.96 $429,826.12 $35,818.84 4/1/28 - 3/31/29 $21.38 $438,422.64 $36,535.22 4/1/29 - 3/31/30 $21.81 $447,191.10 $37,265.92 4/1/30 - 3/31/31 $22.25 $456,134.92 $38,011.24 4/1/31 - 3/31/32 $22.69 $465,257.62 $38,771.47 4/1/32 - 3/31/33 $23.15 $474,562.77 $39,546.90 4/1/33 - 3/31/34 $23.61 $484,054.03 $40,337.84 4/1/34 - 3/31/35 $24.08 $493,735.11 $41,144.59 4/1/35 - 7/31/35 $24.56 $167,869.94 $41,967.48 Total Fiscal Impact $4,553,876.04 Fiscal Imp...
Indexes: JAMES ESSEX, Director, Real Estate Management
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PROPOSED LEASE AGREEMENT

Department: Department of Real Estate Management

Request: Request to Enter Lease Agreement

Landlord: County of Cook

Tenant: Office of the Attorney General of the State of Illinois

Location: 69 West Washington Street

Term/Extension Period: 8/1/2025 - 7/31/2035

Space Occupied: 20,503 sq. ft.

Monthly Rent:
Period Rate/SQ FT Annual Base Rent Monthly Rent
8/1/25 - 3/31/26 $20.15 $275,423.63 $34,427.95
4/1/26 - 3/31/27 $20.55 $421,398.16 $35,116.51
4/1/27 - 3/31/28 $20.96 $429,826.12 $35,818.84
4/1/28 - 3/31/29 $21.38 $438,422.64 $36,535.22
4/1/29 - 3/31/30 $21.81 $447,191.10 $37,265.92
4/1/30 - 3/31/31 $22.25 $456,134.92 $38,011.24
4/1/31 - 3/31/32 $22.69 $465,257.62 $38,771.47
4/1/32 - 3/31/33 $23.15 $474,562.77 $39,546.90
4/1/33 - 3/31/34 $23.61 $484,054.03 $40,337.84
4/1/34 - 3/31/35 $24.08 $493,735.11 $41,144.59
4/1/35 - 7/31/35 $24.56 $167,869.94 $41,967.48
Total Fiscal Impact $4,553,876.04

Fiscal Impact: Revenue Generating - $4,553,876.04 (Term of Lease)

Accounts: N/A

Option to Renew: N/A

Termination: Pursuant to 30 ILCS 500/40-25(a), Tenant shall have a one-time option to terminate this Lease upon the fifth anniversary of Lease Term, provided that Tenant exercises such option by providing Landlord with not less than one hundred eighty (180) days prior written notice.

Utilities Included: Yes

Summary/Notes: The Department of Real Estate Management respectfully requests approval of a ten (10) year lease between the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Illinois (as tenant), and the County of Cook, a body corporate and politic of the State of Illinois (as Landlord), to continue leasing space at the Premises, located on the 18th floor at 69 West Washington Street, Chicago, IL.

Tenant and Landlord entered into a prior lease agreement dated 3/22/17 for the Premises with an original lease term from 3/30/2017 to 3/31/22 and amended by renewal for a...

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