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PROPOSED PAYMENT APPROVAL
Department(s): Office of the Chief Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County
Action: Approval of Court-Ordered Payment
Payee: Center for Conflict Resolution, Chicago, Illinois
Good(s) or Service(s): Dispute resolution services
Fiscal Impact: $300,000.00
Accounts: 11322.1310.10155.520830 Professional Services
Contract Number(s): N/A
Summary:
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS
SPECIAL ORDER NO. 2026-12
SUBJECT: dispute resolution fund, disbursement
The circuit clerk having collected dispute resolution fees during the year 2025, pursuant to the Illinois Not-For-Profit Dispute Resolution Center Act, 710 ILCS 20/1, et seq., and Cook County Cir. Ct. G.O. No. 19.2 (eff. 3/9/1989);
The circuit clerk having deposited said fees into the dispute resolution fund;
The amount of the dispute resolution fees collected by the circuit clerk in the year 2025 and available for funding having totaled $361,255.00;
The Center for Conflict Resolution, 11 E. Adams St., Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60603, (Center) being the sole applicant for funding for the year 2026;
The chief circuit judge, pursuant to Cook County Cir. Ct. G.O. Nos. 19.3, 19.4 (eff. 3/9/1989), having determined the Center to be qualified for funding for the year 2026;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Cook County Treasurer shall disburse the amount of $300,000.00 to the Center from the dispute resolution fund.
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