25-3042
| 1 | | | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE MINUTES
Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 05/14/2025. | approve | Pass |
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25-2915
| 1 | | | Report | REPORT
Department: Office of the Chief Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County
Report Title: Report of Legal and Expert Witness Fees and Expenses Processed for Payment
Report Period: May 1, 2025 through May 31, 2025
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 | recommend for receiving and filing | Pass |
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25-2948
| 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: 04/30/2025
Time period: 03/18/2025 - 04/29/2025
This Court Ordered Amount for fees and expenses: $26,368.00
Paid to Date: $458,114..00
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A | recommend for receiving and filing | Pass |
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25-2949
| 1 | | | Special Court Orders | Firm: McCarthy & Valentini, LLC
Attorney(s): Maria McCarthy
Case Name: In re Special Prosecutor
Case No.(s): 96 CR 0938501
Date of This Order: 04/30/2025
Time period: 03/18/2025 - 04/29/2025
This Court Ordered Amount for fees and expenses: $3,293.75
Paid to Date: $158,767.98
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A | approve | Pass |
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25-2950
| 1 | | | Special Court Orders | Firm: McCarthy & Valentini LLC
Attorney(s): Maria McCarthy
Case Name: In re Special Prosec
Case No.(s): 97 CR 20768-04
Date of This Order: 04/30/2024
Time period: 03/18/2025 - 04/29/2025
This Court Ordered Amount for fees and expenses: $9,143.75
Paid to Date: $194,546.00
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A | approve | Pass |
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25-2971
| 1 | | | Special Court Orders | Firm: 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: 04/30/2025
Time period: 03/16/2025 - 04/30/2025
This Court Ordered Amount for fees and expenses: $6,947.80
Paid to Date: $223,602.36
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A | approve | Pass |
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25-2972
| 1 | | | Special Court Orders | Firm: Reimer, Dobrovolny & LaBardi PC
Attorney(s): Nemura Pencyla
Case Name: In re Special Prosecutor
Case No.(s): 97 CR 2956002
Date of This Order: 04/30/2025
Time period: 02/07/2025 - 03/31/2025
This Court Ordered Amount for fees and expenses: $11,699.49
Paid to Date: $151,862.33
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A | approve | Pass |
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25-2973
| 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: 05/20/2025
Time period: 02/08/2025 - 05/19/2025
This Court Ordered Amount for fees and expenses: $48,829.39
Paid to Date: $8,937,203.69
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A | approve | Pass |
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25-3016
| 1 | | | Special Court Orders | Firm: Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan, & Aronoff LLP
Attorney(s): Christopher T. Grohman
Case Name: People of the State of Illinois v. William Feldgreber and Neal Winston
Case No.(s): 23160009101
Date of This Order: 04/29/2025
Time period: 04/23/2023 - 03/10/2025
This Court Ordered Amount for fees and expenses: $65,601.78
Paid to Date: $0.00
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A | approve | Pass |
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25-2938
| 1 | | | Proposed Settlements (Complex Litigation) | Case: Howard Denham v. Thomas J. Dart, et al
Case No: 23 L 8168
Settlement Amount: $20,000.00
Fixed Charges Department: 1210 - Office of the Sheriff)
Payable to: Howard Denham and Disparti Law Group
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A
Subject matter: Claim made under the Illinois Whistleblower Act | approve | Pass |
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25-2933
| 1 | | | Proposed Settlements (Conflicts) | Case: Varren King v. Thomas Dart, et al.
Case No: 25-1555
Settlement Amount: $8,000.00
Fixed Charges Department: 1239 - Department of Corrections
Payable to: Thomas G. Morrissey, Ltd.
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A
Subject matter: an allegation of civil rights | approve | Pass |
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25-2940
| 1 | | | Proposed Settlements (Medical Litigation) | Case: Aldana, Lidia v. Cook County
Case No: 24 L 14457
Settlement Amount: $499,999.00
Fixed Charges Department: 899 (Health)
Payable to: Lidia Aldana and her attorneys, Schwartz Jambois
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: 5/14/2025
Subject matter: Settlement of a medical malpractice claim. | approve | Pass |
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25-1676
| 1 | | | Proposed Settlements (Torts and Civil Rights) | Case: Ojeda, Francisco v. Dart et al.
Case No: 24 C 967
Settlement Amount: $900.00
Fixed Charges Department: 1239 - Department of Corrections
Payable to: Francisco Ojeda
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A
Subject matter: an allegation of a civil rights violation | approve | Pass |
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25-2941
| 1 | | | Proposed Settlements (ATL) | Case: Westley Spruill v. Cook County, et al.,
Case No: 2024L009972
Settlement Amount: $55,000.00
Fixed Charges Department: Department -1210 Office of the Sheriff
Payable to: Foutris Law Office, Ltd. And Westley Spruill
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A
Subject matter: An allegation of a civil rights violation | approve | Pass |
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25-2828
| 1 | | | Proposed Settlements (Torts and Civil Rights) | Case: Santiago v. Wilson
Case No: 23 C 16142
Settlement Amount: $50,000.00
Fixed Charges Department: 499 (Public Safety)
Payable to: Edwin Santiago, Jr.
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A
Subject matter: an allegation of a civil rights violation | approve | Pass |
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25-2845
| 1 | | | Proposed Settlements (Torts and Civil Rights) | Case: Borne, Zachary v. Dart, et al.
Case No: 23 C 5457
Settlement Amount: $65,000.00
Fixed Charges Department: 1239 - Department of Corrections
Payable to: Zachary Borne
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A
Subject matter: an allegation of a civil rights violation | approve | Pass |
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25-2904
| 1 | | | Proposed Settlements (Torts and Civil Rights) | Case: Matthews v. Cagbabanua
Case No: 23 C 7179
Settlement Amount: $3,500.00
Fixed Charges Department: 499 (Public Safety)
Payable to: Nathan Matthews
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A
Subject matter: an allegation of a civil rights violation | approve | Pass |
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25-2937
| 1 | | | Proposed Settlements (Torts and Civil Rights) | Case: Allman v. Hernandez
Case No: 22 C 6488
Settlement Amount: $2,500.00
Fixed Charges Department: 1239 - Department of Corrections
Payable to: Derrick Allmon
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A
Subject matter: an allegation of a civil rights violation | approve | Pass |
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25-2916
| 1 | | | Proposed Settlements (Labor and Employment) | Proposed Settlements
Case: McDonald, Yolanda v. Karen A. Yarbrough, et al.
Case No: 22 C 2143
Settlement Amount: $74,600.00
Fixed Charges Department: 1110- County Clerk
Payable to: Yolanda McDonald ($48,600.00) Disparti Law ($26,000.00)
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: 04/09/2025
Subject matter: an allegation of employment discrimination | approve | Pass |
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25-2926
| 1 | | 25-2926 Receive File- Workers' Compensation Claim Payments - April 2025 | Workers' Compensation Claims (Risk Management) | REPORT
Department: Risk Management
Report Title: Workers’ Compensation Claim Payments
Report Period: 04/01/2025 - 04/30/2025
Summary: The Department of Risk Management is submitting for your information Workers’ Compensation Claim Payments for the month ending April 2025. Payments total $1,200,897.57 | approve | Pass |
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25-2640
| 1 | | | Report | REPORT
Department: Risk Management
Report Title: Receive and File - Self Insurance Claims
Report Period: Month ending April 30, 2025
Summary: The Department of Risk Management is submitting for your information Self Insurance Claims for the month ending April 30, 2025. Payments total: $11,103.67 | recommend for approval | Pass |
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25-2783
| 1 | | | Report | REPORT
Department: Risk Management
Report Title: Receive and File - Subrogation Claim Recoveries
Report Period: Month ending May 31, 2025
Summary: Submitting for your information a summary of Claim Recoveries for the month ending May 31, 2025, Total Recoveries: $8,485.94 - Number of Recoveries: 3 | recommend for approval | Pass |
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25-3004
| 1 | | | Report | REPORT
Department: Comptroller
Report Title: Analysis of Revenues and Expenses Report
Report Period: five-month period ended April 30, 2025
Summary: Attached is an Analysis of Revenues and Expenses Report for the five-month period ended April 30, 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. | recommend for receiving and filing | Pass |
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25-1170
| 1 | | | Report | REPORT
Department: Cook County Health
Report Title: CCH Monthly Report
Report Period: June 2025
Summary: | recommend for receiving and filing | Pass |
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25-2057
| 1 | | PROPOSAL FOR FUNDING - MARKET RATE DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
PROPOSAL FOR FUNDING - MARKET RATE DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of Cook County (“the Board”) determined it to be advisable and in the best interests of the County, its residents, and its taxpayers that the County continue the promotion of economic development, affordable housing, and home ownership within the County; and
WHEREAS, the Board further determined it to be advisable and in the best interests of the County, its residents, and its taxpayers that the County initiate and administer a program through which qualified buyers of residences in the County might more easily obtain competitive fixed-rate 30-year mortgage loans coupled with assistance for down payments and closing costs, herein referred to as a Market Rate Down Payment Assistance Program (Market Rate DPA Program); and
WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners via Resolution 16-1343, as amended, authorized the Market Rate DPA Program that has been in continuous operation, most recently amended via Resolution 24-2513 to create a direct homebuyer | recommend for approval | Pass |
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25-1640
| 1 | | FY2024 Annual Performance Report | Report | REPORT
Department: Office of Research, Operation, and Innovation (“ROI”)
Report Title: FY2024 Annual Performance Report
Report Period: FY2024
Summary: The attached Performance Report for FY2024 was developed through a collaborative effort between the Office of the President, separately elected officials, Health and Hospitals System and other sister agencies. The purpose of this report is to share with the public and Cook County Board of Commissioners some key performance management data points for each office to provide a snapshot of how the County is performing, which creates accountability and transparency. The revised 2024 report structure contains key metrics for each agency alongside data visualizations and narrative justification. Performance metrics for the Office under the President continue to be released on the mission KPI dashboards. The dashboards and the Annual Performance Report Website are located here: Cook County Performance . | recommend for receiving and filing | Pass |
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25-0253
| 1 | | Heartland Human Care Services, Inc., Chicago, Illinois | Contract | PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Office of the Chief Judge, Juvenile Probation and Court Services Department
Vendor: Heartland Human Care Services, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Service - Pilot assessment and Center of care for court involved female youth
Contract Value: $6,921,483.86 $7,125,581.92
Contract period: 6/18/2025 - 11/30/2027 with two (2) one-year renewal options
Contract Utilization: The contract specific goal set on this contract was zero.
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2025 $1,772,607.63 $1,656,264.26 FY 2026 $2,536,392.23 $2,694,302.22 FY 2027 2,612,484.00 $2,775,015.44
Accounts: 11100.1326.15295.521313 Special or Coop Programs
Contract Number(s): 2550-12260
Summary: The Office of the Chief Judge, Juvenile Probation and Court Services Department, pursuant to the Court’s Chief Judge's Reimagine Detention Initiative, requests authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into a contract with Heartland Human | recommend for deferral as amended in the errata | Pass |
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