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Meeting Name: Finance Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 2/4/2026 9:30 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Cook County Building, Board Room, 118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois
Issued on: 1/29/2026
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Not available  
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26-0730 1  Committee MinutesCOMMITTEE MINUTES Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 01/14/2026.   Not available Not available
26-0622 1  ReportREPORT Department: Office of the Chief Judge Report Title: Report of Legal and Expert Witness Fees and Expenses Processed for Payment Report Period: December 20, 2025 - January 8, 2026 Summary: This report includes court orders for the payment of fees and associated expenses to attorneys and experts for legal services provided on behalf of indigent litigants. The orders have been processed by the Office of the Chief Judge and submitted to the Cook County Comptroller’s Office for payment during the period.   Not available Not available
26-0689 1  Special Court OrdersFirm: Law Office of Karla Fiaoni Attorney(s): Karla M. Fiaoni Case Name: In re Special Prosecutor Case No.(s): 99 CR 2602001 & 99 CR 2602002 Date of This Order: 01/09/2026 Time period: 11/22/2025 - 01/09/2026 This Court Ordered Amount for fees and expenses: $5,543.75 Paid to Date: $255,578.91 Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A   Not available Not available
26-0690 1  Special Court OrdersFirm: Office of the Special Prosecutor Attorney(s): Michael J. O’Rourke Case Name: Appointment of Special Prosecutor Case No.(s): 91 CR 2145101 Date of This Order: 01/07/2026 Time period: 10/25/2025 - 12/18/2025 This Court Ordered Amount for fees and expenses: $11,190.00 Paid to Date: $9,160,705.28 Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A   Not available Not available
26-0673 1  Proposed Settlements (Complex Litigation)Case: Hernandez v. Guevara, et al. Case No: 25-cv-15375 Settlement Amount: $3,000,000.00 Fixed Charges Department: 1250 (State’s Attorney) Payable to: Ruben Hernandez and Gardiner Koch Weisberg & Wrona Litigation Subcommittee Approval: 09/17/2025 Subject matter: allegations of civil rights violations   Not available Not available
26-0657 1  Proposed Settlements (Labor and Employment)Case: Tate, Steven, et al. v. Dart, et al. Case No: 18 CH 2749 Settlement Amount: $3,213,944.44 Fixed Charges Department: 1210 - Office of the Sheriff Payable to: Multiple - See Attachment A Litigation Subcommittee Approval: 06/11/2025 Subject matter: an allegation of employment discrimination   Not available Not available
26-0623 1  Proposed Settlements (Torts and Civil Rights)Case: Daheya, Saber v. Alvarez et al. Case No: 24 C 1452 Settlement Amount: $1,905.00 Fixed Charges Department: 1239-Department of Corrections Payable to: Saber Daheya Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A Subject matter: Allegation of a civil rights violation   Not available Not available
26-0635 1  Proposed Settlements (Torts and Civil Rights)Case: Hernandez, Tomas v. Dart et al. Case No: 23 C 301 Settlement Amount: $7,000.00 Fixed Charges Department: 4240 Cermak Health Services of Cook County Payable to: Crowell & Moring LLP Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A Subject matter: an allegation of a civil rights violation   Not available Not available
26-0638 1 26-0638 Receive File- Workers' Compensation Claim Payments -December 2025Workers' Compensation Claims (Risk Management)REPORT Department: Risk Management Report Title: Workers’ Compensation Payments - Risk Management Settlements Report Period: 12/01/2025 - 12/31/2025 Summary: The Department of Risk Management is requesting authority to pay Workers’ Compensation Settlements for the month ending December 2025.   Not available Not available
26-0641 1  ReportREPORT Department: Risk Management Report Title: Receive and File Subrogation Claim Recoveries Report Period: Month ending of January Summary: The Department of Risk Management is submitting for your information, a summary of Claim Recoveries for the month ending 01/31/2026. Total Recovery: $2,055.86 Number of Recoveries: 1   Not available Not available
26-0713 1  ReportREPORT Department: Comptroller Report Title: Analysis of Revenues and Expenses Report Report Period: One-month period ended December 31, 2025. Summary: Attached is an Analysis of Revenues and Expenses Report for the one-month period ended December 31, 2025, for the Corporate, Public Safety, Health, Grants and Special Purpose funds of Cook County. The report presents estimates of revenues and expenses expected to occur during the fiscal period compared to actual revenues and expenses recorded.   Not available Not available
26-0698 1  ReportREPORT Department: Cook County Health Report Title: CCH Monthly Report Report Period: January 2026 Summary:   Not available Not available