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PROPOSED LEASE AGREEMENT
Department: Department of Real Estate Management
Request: Request to Enter Lease Agreement
Landlord: Chatham 87 of Illinois, an Illinois Limited Liability Company
Tenant: County of Cook, on behalf of the Cook County Sheriff’s Office
Location: 8552 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, Illinois 60619
Term/Extension Period: 8/1/2025 - 7/31/2030
Space Occupied: 1,250 sq. ft.
Monthly Rent: $0.00
Fiscal Impact: None
Accounts: N/A
Option to Renew: Landlord has two (2), five (5) year options at its discretion. Tenant and Landlord shall discuss 180 days prior to lease maturity.
Termination: N/A
Utilities Included: Yes
Summary/Notes: The Department of Real Estate Management respectfully requests approval of a five (5) year lease between the County of Cook, a body politic and corporate of the State of Illinois, on behalf of the Cook County Sheriff's Office, (as Tenant) and Chatham 87 of Illinois, an Illinois Limited Liability Company, (as Landlord). The proposed leased premises is approximately 1,250 sq. ft., located at 8552 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago, IL 60619.
The Cook County Sheriff wishes to establish a substation that will provide for enhanced patrolling of the Auburn Gresham neighborhood. This substation would allow the Sheriff to assist the Chicago Police Department in the 6th District, where more than seventy-eight (78) homicides occurred within the last sixteen (16) months. This substation would house the Sheriff’s Police patrol personnel and the Sheriff’s deputies, assigned to the Data Driven Strategies Unit that informs and focuses on the Sheriff’s enforcement efforts.
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