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26-2346
| 1 | | | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE MINUTES
Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 07/15/2026. | | |
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26-2189
| 1 | | | Report | REPORT
Department: Office of the Chief Judge
Report Title: Report of Legal and Expert Witness Fees and Expenses Processed for Payment
Report Period: June 20, 2026 through August 24, 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. | | |
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26-2293
| 1 | | | Special Court Orders | Firm: Office of the Special Prosecutor
Attorney(s): Michael J. O’Rourke
Case Name: Appointment of Special Prosecutor
Case No.(s): 90 CR 25846
Date of This Order: 08/06/2026
Time period: 09/04/2025 - 05/08/2026
This Court Ordered Amount for fees and expenses: $10,429.00
Paid to Date: $9,443,167.64
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A | | |
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26-2294
| 1 | | | Special Court Orders | Firm: 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: 09/01/2026
Time period: 05/10/2026 - 08/31/2026
This Court Ordered Amount for fees and expenses: $11,117.50
Paid to Date: $9,443,167.64
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A | | |
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26-2296
| 1 | | | Special Court Orders | Firm: Office of the Special Prosecutor
Attorney(s): Michael J. O’Rourke
Case Name: Appointment of Special Prosecutor
Case No.(s): 83 C 009326-01
Date of This Order: 09/01/2026
Time period: 03/08/2025 - 07/31/2026
This Court Ordered Amount for fees and expenses: $21,184.90
Paid to Date: $9,443,167.64
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A | | |
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26-2297
| 1 | | | Special Court Orders | Firm: Law Office of Karla Fiaoni
Attorney(s): Karla M. Fiaoni
Case Name: In re Special Prosecutor
Case No.(s): 97 CR 2956002
Date of This Order: 08/18/2026
Time period: 04/19/2026 - 05/15/2026
This Court Ordered Amount for fees and expenses: $12,090.25
Paid to Date: $12,501.25
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A | | |
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26-2299
| 1 | | | Special Court Orders | Firm: Law Office of Karla Fiaoni
Attorney(s): Karla M. Fiaoni
Case Name: In re Special Prosecutor
Case No.(s): 97 CR 2956002
Date of This Order: 08/18/2026
Time period: 05/16/2026 - 06/04/2026
This Court Ordered Amount for fees and expenses: $12,248.06
Paid to Date: $12,501.25
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A | | |
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26-2300
| 1 | | | Special Court Orders | Firm: Law Office of Karla Fiaoni
Attorney(s): Karla M. Fiaoni
Case Name: In re Special Prosecutor
Case No.(s): 97 CR 2956002
Date of This Order: 08/18/2026
Time period: 06/16/2026 - 08/10/2026
This Court Ordered Amount for fees and expenses: $5,196.75
Paid to Date: $12,501.25
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A | | |
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26-2301
| 1 | | | Special Court Orders | Firm: McCarthy & Valentini, LLC
Attorney(s): Maria McCarthy
Case Name: In re Special Prosecutor
Case No.(s): 88 CR 0230902
Date of This Order: 08/25/2026
Time period: 02/19/2026 - 04/19/2026
This Court Ordered Amount for fees and expenses: $18,888.93
Paid to Date: $615,006.24
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A | | |
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26-2271
| 1 | | | Special Court Case (Probate) | Firm: Roetzel & Andress, LPA
Special State's Attorney(s): Elizabeth M. Toth
Case Name: In Re Estate of Jaime Gonzalez
Case No.(s): 2025 P 008643
Time period: 04/02/2026 - 06/19/2026
This Court Ordered Amount for fees and expenses: $1,765.42
Paid to Date: $2,902.50
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A | | |
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26-2270
| 1 | | | Proposed Settlements (Labor and Employment) | Case: Simpson, Joseph DG v Dart et al.
Case No: 18 CV 553
Settlement Amount: $68,333.34
Fixed Charges Department: 1210-Sheriff
Payable to: Jonathan Harris ($60,000.00) and Kaplan Law Firm, PLLC ($8,333.34)
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: 10/22/2025
Subject matter: an allegation of employment discrimination | | |
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26-2272
| 1 | | | Proposed Settlements (Labor and Employment) | Case: Simpson, Joseph DG v Dart et al.
Case No: 18 CV 553
Settlement Amount: $5,675,000.00
Fixed Charges Department: 1210-Office of the Sheriff
Payable to: Simpson v Thomas J Dart Fund
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: 10/22/2025
Subject matter: an allegation of employment discrimination | | |
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26-2266
| 1 | | | Proposed Settlements (Medical Litigation) | Case: Bollas, Reyna (Est. Angelica Bollas) v. Cook County
Case No: 24 L 7777
Settlement Amount: $1,750,000.00
Fixed Charges Department: 899 (Health)
Payable to: Reyna Bollas as Ind. Adm of Est. of Angelica Bollas, deceased, and her attys Rubin & Machado, Ltd.
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: 07/15/2026
Subject matter: Settlement of a medical malpractice claim. | | |
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26-2267
| 1 | | | Proposed Settlements (Medical Litigation) | Case: Mitchell, Darnell (Est. Catherine Mitchell) v. Cook County
Case No: 25 L 2509
Settlement Amount: $800,000.00
Fixed Charges Department: 899 (Health)
Payable to: Darnell Mitchell, Spec. Adm. Est. Catherine Mitchell, deceased, and his attys Gallagher & Kosner Law
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: 07/15/2026
Subject matter: Settlement of a medical malpractice claim. | | |
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26-2268
| 1 | | | Proposed Settlements (Municipal Litigation) | Case: Nathson Fields v. Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
Case No: 1-24-2336, 2020 CH 02029
Settlement Amount: $99,000.00
Fixed Charges Department: 499
Payable to: Loevy & Loevy Attorneys at Law
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A
Subject matter: An allegation of a violation of FOIA | | |
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26-2097
| 1 | | | Proposed Settlements (Torts and Civil Rights) | Case: Willis, Vickki v Cook County et al
Case No: 24 C 5996
Settlement Amount: $500,000.00
Fixed Charges Department: 1239 Department of Corrections
Payable to: Meyer & Kiss LLC
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: 07/15/2026
Subject matter: an allegation of civil rights violation | | |
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26-2269
| 1 | | | Proposed Settlements (Conflicts) | Case: Williams, Tirnell v. Dart et al.
Case No: 24 C 2445
Settlement Amount: $4,000.00
Fixed Charges Department: 4240 - Cermak Health Services of Cook County
Payable to: Tirnell Lamone Williams
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A
Subject matter: an allegation of a civil rights litigation | | |
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26-2164
| 1 | | | Proposed Settlements (Torts and Civil Rights) | Case: Lacy v Gust et al., and Lacy v County et al.
Case No: 22 C 1335, 22 C 1442
Settlement Amount: $75,000.00
Fixed Charges Department: 1239 - Department of Corrections
Payable to: Schain, Banks, Kenny & Schwartz, Ltd.
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A
Subject matter: an allegation of civil rights violation | | |
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26-2176
| 1 | | | Proposed Settlements (Torts and Civil Rights) | Case: Dixon v. Dart, et al.
Case No: 19 C 6066
Settlement Amount: $13,500.00
Fixed Charges Department: 4240 - Cermak Health Services of Cook County
Payable to: Thomas G. Morrissey, Ltd., and Valando Dixon
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A
Subject matter: an allegation of a civil rights violation | | |
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26-2208
| 1 | | | Proposed Settlements (Torts and Civil Rights) | Case: Salvatore Orlando D’Agostino, as Administrator of the Estate of Vincent Roache v. Hiresh, et al.
Case No: 25-cv-15780
Settlement Amount: $750,500.00
Fixed Charges Department: 1239-Department of Corrections
Payable to: Marisa Roache Lopez and Gregory E. Kulis and Associates, Ltd.
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A
Subject matter: an allegation of a civil rights violation | | |
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26-2211
| 1 | | | Proposed Settlements (Torts and Civil Rights) | Case: Randle, Charles v. Dart et al.
Case No: 24 C 12642
Settlement Amount: $2,500.00
Fixed Charges Department: 1239 - Department of Corrections
Payable to: Charles Randle
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A
Subject matter: an allegation of a civil rights violation | | |
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26-2212
| 1 | | | Proposed Settlements (Torts and Civil Rights) | Case: Lockrey, Gerald v. Gallagher Asphalt Corp. et al.
Case No: 24 L 10055
Settlement Amount: $5,000.00
Fixed Charges Department: 1500 - Department of Transportation and Highways
Payable to: The Kryder Law Group, LLC
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A
Subject matter: an allegation of premises liability | | |
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26-2284
| 1 | | | Proposed Settlements (Torts and Civil Rights) | Case: Dustin Johnson v. Cook County Sheriff's Office, et al.
Case No: 2024L001988
Settlement Amount: $9,000,000.00
Fixed Charges Department: 499
Payable to: Settlement Amount: $5,500,000.00 Payee: Dustin Johnson and Dunn Harrington, LLC
Payee Address: 22 West Washington, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60602 Payee Tax ID: 85-4376502
Settlement Amount: $1,500,000.00 Payee: Athene Qualified Assignment Corporation
Payee Address: 7700 Mills Civic Pkwy, West Des Moines, IA 50266
Settlement Amount: $1,000,000.00 Payee: New York Life Insurance Company
Payee Address: 8641 Henderson Rd., Tampa, FL 33634-1141
Settlement Amount: $1,00,000.00 Payee: Prudential Assigned Settlement Services Corporation
Payee Address: 655 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: 7/15/2026
Subject matter: Settlement of an alleged tort. | | |
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26-2127
| 1 | | | Proposed Settlements (ATL) | Case: Reginald Henderson v. Kenneth Boudreau
Case No: 23-cv-04802
Settlement Amount: $3,000,000.00
Fixed Charges Department: 1250- State’s Attorney
Payable to: Reginald Henderson and Bonjean Law Group, PLLC
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: November 2024
Subject matter: Section 1983 Reversed Conviction and Wrongful Incarceration /Detention Claims and allegations of Civil Rights violations | | |
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26-2196
| 1 | | | Proposed Settlements (Labor and Employment) | Case: Pagani, Nicole v. Cook County Sheriff's Office and Cook County
Case No: 24 C 13320
Settlement Amount: $105,000.00
Fixed Charges Department: 1210 - Office of the Sheriff
Payable to: Nicole Pagani ($63,000.00); Hawks Quindel SC ($21,000.00); Brian Graber ($21,000.00)
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: 05/13/2026
Subject matter: an allegation of employment discrimination | | |
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26-2261
| 1 | | 26-2261- Quarterly Litigation Disbursements Report Q3FY26 | Report | REPORT
Department: Risk Management
Report Title: Quarterly Litigation Disbursements
Report Period: 06/01/2026 - 08/31/2026
Summary: The Department of Risk Management is submitting for your information a summary of paid amounts for the Q3 fiscal year 2026. Payments total $5,851,580.37 | | |
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26-2177
| 1 | | | Report (SAO Workers Comp) | REPORT
Department: Civil Actions Bureau
Report Title: Workers’ Compensation Payments Following Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office - Litigated Settlements & Awards
Report Period: July 15, 2026 through September 22, 2026
Summary: Authorization to Pay Settlement and Awards | | |
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26-2257
| 1 | | 26-2257 Receive File- Workers' Compensation Claim Payments -June 2026 | Workers' Compensation Claims (Risk Management) | REPORT
Department: Risk Management
Report Title: Workers’ Compensation Claim Payments
Report Period: 06/01/2026 - 06/30/2026
Summary: The Department of Risk Management is submitting for your information a summary of paid amounts for the month ending June 30, 2026. Payments total $1,619,620.78 | | |
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26-2258
| 1 | | 26-2258 Receive File- Workers' Compensation Claim Payments -July 2026 | Workers' Compensation Claims (Risk Management) | REPORT
Department: Risk Management
Report Title: Workers’ Compensation Claim Payments
Report Period: 07/01/2026 - 07/31/2026
Summary: The Department of Risk Management is submitting for your information a summary of paid amounts for the month ending July 31, 2026. Payments total $1,365,867.43 | | |
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26-2318
| 1 | | 26-2318 Workers’ Compensation Settlements Decisions Finance Committee Meeting September 24, 2026 | Workers' Compensation Claims (Risk Management) | REPORT
Department: Risk Management
Report Title: Workers’ Compensation Payments - Risk Management Settlements
Report Period: 09/01/2026 - 09/30/2026
Summary: The Department of Risk Management is requesting authority to pay Workers’ Compensation Settlements for the month ending September 2026 | | |
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26-2260
| 1 | | 26-2260 Receive File- Workers' Compensation Claim Payments -August 2026 | Report | REPORT
Department: Risk Management
Report Title: Workers’ Compensation Claim Payments
Report Period: 08/01/2026 - 08/31/2026
Summary: The Department of Risk Management is submitting for your information a summary of paid amounts for the month ending August 31, 2026. Payments total $1,253,202.33 | | |
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26-2241
| 1 | | | Report | REPORT
Department: Risk Management
Report Title: Patient Arrestee Claim Payments
Report Period: 6/1/2026 - 8/31/26
Summary: The Department of Risk Management is submitting for your information a summary of paid amounts for the months ending 6/30/2026, 7/31/26 and 8/31/2026. Payments total: $ 95,825.19 | | |
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26-2238
| 1 | | | Report | REPORT
Department: Risk Management
Report Title: Self Insurance Claim Payments
Report Period: 7/1/2026 - 8/31/2026
Summary: The Department of Risk Management is submitting for your information a summary of paid amounts for the months ending 7/30/26 and 8/31/2026. Payments total $11,330. 91 | | |
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26-2262
| 1 | | 26-2262 Receive and File Subrogation Claim Recoveries | Report | REPORT
Department: Risk Management
Report Title: Receive and File Subrogation Claim Recoveries
Report Period: Month ending of August
Summary: The Department of Risk Management is submitting for your information a summary of Claim Recoveries for the month ending 08/31/2026 Total Recovery:$28,000.07 Number of Recoveries:7 | | |
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26-2312
| 1 | | | Report | REPORT
Department: Comptroller
Report Title: Analysis of Revenues and Expenses Report
Report Period: Seven-month period ended June 30, 2026
Summary: Analysis of Revenues and Expenses Report for the seven-month period ended June 30, 2026, 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. | | |
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26-2313
| 1 | | | Report | REPORT
Department: Comptroller
Report Title: Analysis of Revenues and Expenses Report
Report Period: Eight-month period ended July 31, 2026
Summary: Analysis of Revenues and Expenses Report for the eight-month period ended July 31, 2026, 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. | | |
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26-1607
| 1 | | | Report | REPORT
Department: Cook County Health
Report Title: CCH Monthly Report
Report Period: August 2026
Summary: report | | |
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26-1514
| 2 | | AMENDMENT TO MANAGEMENT OF CONTRACTS REQUIREMENTS | Ordinance Amendment | PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
Sponsored by: BRIDGET DEGNEN, ALMA E. ANAYA, FRANK J. AGUILAR, BRIDGET GAINER, DONNA MILLER and KEVIN B. MORRISON, Cook County Board of Commissioners
PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
AMENDMENT TO MANAGEMENT OF CONTRACTS REQUIREMENTS
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 34 Finance, Article IV Procurement Code, Division 9 Contract Management, Section 34-302 of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as Follows:
Sec. 34-302. Management of contracts.
(a) Using Agency responsibilities are as follows:
(1) Assign Using Agency personnel with the knowledge, skills, ability, and ability to manage the Contract;
(2) Monitor performance of the Contract in accordance with its terms;
(3) Track Contract budgets and expenditures and review invoices and charges to ensure compliance with the Contract and the County's Code Part 1, Chapter 2, Article IV, Division 10;
(4) Document the timeliness and acceptance or rejection of deliverables and initiate appropriate action to enforce the Contract terms;
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26-1849
| 1 | | REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT EXTENSION FOR COOK COUNTY LAND BANK | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT EXTENSION FOR COOK COUNTY LAND BANK
WHEREAS, the Cook County Land Bank Authority (“CCLBA”) is authorized under its enabling ordinance, Chap. 103, Art. 1, Sec. 103-1, et seq., of the Cook County Code of Ordinances (“Ordinance”) to use available resources to facilitate the return of vacant, abandoned and tax-delinquent properties to productive use thereby combating community deterioration, creating economic growth and stabilizing the housing and job market, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 103-41(f) of the Ordinance, CCLBA has authority to borrow money from private lenders, subject to the approval of the County Board, to further or carry out CCLBA’s public purpose by executing leases, trust indentures, trust agreements, agreements for the sale of notes, loan agreements, mortgages, deeds to secure debt, trust deeds, security agreements, assignments, and such other agreements or instruments as may be necessary or desirable in the judgment of CCLBA, to evidence and to provide security for such borrowing; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to S | | |
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