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26-1943
| 1 | | | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE MINUTES
Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 06/10/2026. | | |
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26-1834
| 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: May 16, 2026 - June 19, 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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26-1933
| 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): 00 CR 13572-01
Date of This Order: 06/24/2026
Time period: 01/272026 - 06/18/2026
This Court Ordered Amount for fees and expenses: $35,464.98
Paid to Date: $9,407,702.66
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A | | |
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26-1570
| 1 | | | Proposed Settlements (Complex Litigation) | Case: Horton v. County of Cook, et al.
Case No: 2025L005559
Settlement Amount: $10,000.00
Fixed Charges Department: 4240
Payable to: The Kryder Law Group, LLC
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A
Subject matter: an allegation of premises liability | | |
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26-1821
| 1 | | | Proposed Settlements (Labor and Employment) | Case: Joseph D.G. Simpson, et al., v. Cook County, et al
Case No: 18 CV 553
Settlement Amount: $60,833.33
Fixed Charges Department: 1210 - Office of the Sheriff
Payable to: Dunner, Charles and Kaplan Law Firm PLLC
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: 10/22/2025
Subject matter: an allegation of employment discrimination | | |
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26-1548
| 1 | | | Proposed Settlements (Torts and Civil Rights) | Case: Smith, Chet v. Cook County et al.
Case No: 21 C 6245
Settlement Amount: $6,000.00
Fixed Charges Department: 4240 - Cermak Health Services of Cook County
Payable to: Amundsen Davis, LLC
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: 07/15/2026
Subject matter: an allegation of a civil rights violation | | |
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26-1807
| 1 | | | Proposed Settlements (Torts and Civil Rights) | Case: Lee, Michael v Becerra, et al., Lee, Michael v Taylor-Barrios, et al., Lee, Michael v Miles, et al., and Lee, Michael v Valadez, et al.
Case No: 25 C 6392, 24 C 11147, 25 C 7420 and 24 C 12448
Settlement Amount: $3,000.00
Fixed Charges Department: 1239 - Department of Corrections
Payable to: Michael Lee
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A
Subject matter: an allegation of a civil rights violation | | |
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26-1808
| 1 | | | Proposed Settlements (Torts and Civil Rights) | Case: Simmons, Demarcus v Johnson
Case No: 18 C 2151
Settlement Amount: $4,750.00
Fixed Charges Department: 1239 - Department of Corrections
Payable to: Demarcus Simmons
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A
Subject matter: an allegation of a civil rights violation | | |
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26-1822
| 1 | | | Proposed Settlements (Labor and Employment) | Case: Joseph D.G. Simpson, et al., v. Cook County, et al
Case No: 18 CV 553
Settlement Amount: $53,333.34
Fixed Charges Department: 1210 - Office of the Sheriff
Payable to: Merkerson, Frederick and Kaplan Law Firm PLLC
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: 10/22/2025
Subject matter: an allegation of employment discrimination | | |
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26-1823
| 1 | | | Proposed Settlements (Labor and Employment) | Case: Joseph D.G. Simpson, et al., v. Cook County, et al
Case No: 18 CV 553
Settlement Amount: $60,833.33
Fixed Charges Department: 1210 - Office of the Sheriff
Payable to: Richardson, Maurice and Kaplan Law Firm PLLC
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: 10/22/2025
Subject matter: an allegation of employment discrimination | | |
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26-1824
| 1 | | | Proposed Settlements (Labor and Employment) | Case: Louis Monae v. Cook County, et al.
Case No: 18 CV 424
Settlement Amount: $58,833.34
Fixed Charges Department: 1210 - Office of the Sheriff)
Payable to: Monae, Louis and Kaplan Law Firm PLLC
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A
Subject matter: an allegation of employment discrimination | | |
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26-1875
| 1 | | | Proposed Settlements (Municipal Litigation) | Case: Milwaukee & California Currency Exchange, Inc. v. Circuit Clerk
Case No: 2024 M1 105726
Settlement Amount: $2,836.30
Fixed Charges Department: 490
Payable to: Milwaukee California Currency Exchange, Inc.
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A
Subject matter: An allegation of a violation of the Illinois Commercial Code. | | |
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26-1818
| 1 | | | Proposed Settlements (Torts and Civil Rights) | Case: Garrett, Terrance v. Miller, et al.
Case No: 23 C 5157
Settlement Amount: $4,500.00
Fixed Charges Department: 4240 - Cermak Health Services of Cook County
Payable to: Terrance Garrett
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A
Subject matter: an allegation of a civil rights violation. | | |
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26-1819
| 1 | | | Proposed Settlements (Torts and Civil Rights) | Case: Garrett, Terrance v. Wiater
Case No: 23 C 4916
Settlement Amount: $3,000.00
Fixed Charges Department: 1239 - Department of Corrections
Payable to: Terrance Garrett
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A
Subject matter: an allegation of a civil rights violation. | | |
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26-1854
| 1 | | | Proposed Settlements (Torts and Civil Rights) | Case: Williams, Craig v Hines, et al.
Case No: 24 C 2796
Settlement Amount: $250.00
Fixed Charges Department: 1239 - Department of Corrections
Payable to: Craig Williams
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A
Subject matter: an allegation of a civil rights violation | | |
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26-1937
| 1 | | | Proposed Settlements (Labor and Employment) | Case: Brown, Ronald v. Cook County
Case No: 25-1642
Settlement Amount: $26,246.00
Fixed Charges Department: 490
Payable to: Ronald Brown ($1,246.00); Laurie Samuels ($12,500.00); John O'Toole ($12,500.000)
Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A
Subject matter: Settlement of an employment claim | | |
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26-1867
| 1 | | 26-1867- Quarterly Litigation Disbursements Report Q2FY26 | Report | REPORT
Department: Risk Management
Report Title: Quarterly Litigation Disbursements
Report Period: 03/01/2026 - 05/31/2026
Summary: The Department of Risk Management is submitting for your information a summary of paid amounts for the Q2 fiscal year 2026. Payments total $15,275,143.88 | | |
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26-1872
| 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: June 10, 2026 to July 14, 2026
Summary: Authorization to pay Settlement and Awards | | |
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26-1863
| 1 | | 26-1863 Receive File- Workers' Compensation Claim Payments -May 2026 | Workers' Compensation Claims | REPORT
Department: Risk Management
Report Title: Workers’ Compensation Claim Payments
Report Period: 05/01/2026 - 05/31/2026
Summary: The Department of Risk Management is submitting for your information a summary of paid amounts for the month ending May 31, 2026. Payments total $963,636.42 | | |
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26-1900
| 1 | | 26-1900 Workers’ Compensation Settlements Decisions Finance Committee Meeting July 16, 2026 | Workers' Compensation Claims (Risk Management) | REPORT
Department: Risk Management
Report Title: Workers’ Compensation Payments - Risk Management Settlements
Report Period: 06/01/2026 - 06/30/2026
Summary: The Department of Risk Management is requesting authority to pay Workers’ Compensation Settlements for the month ending June 2026. | | |
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26-1860
| 1 | | | Report | REPORT
Department: Risk Management
Report Title: Patient Arrestee Claim Payments
Report Period: 5/1/2026-5/31/26
Summary: The Department of Risk Management is submitting for your information a summary of paid amounts for the months ending 5/31/2026. Payments total: $ 4,927.37 | | |
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26-1861
| 1 | | | Report | REPORT
Department: Risk Management
Report Title: Self-Insurance Claim Payments
Report Period: 6/1/2026 - 6/30/2026
Summary: The Department of Risk Management is submitting for your information a summary of paid amounts for the month ending 6/30/26. Payments total $418.00 | | |
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26-1864
| 1 | | 26-1864 Receive and File Subrogation Claim Recoveries | Report | REPORT
Department: Risk Management
Report Title: Receive and File Subrogation Claim Recoveries
Report Period: Month ending of June
Summary: The Department of Risk Management is submitting for your information a summary of Claim Recoveries for the month ending 06/30/2026 Total Recovery: $56,906.67 Number of Recoveries:4 | | |
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26-1935
| 1 | | | Report | REPORT
Department: Comptroller
Report Title: Analysis of Revenues and Expenses Report
Report Period: Six-month period ended May 31, 2026
Summary: Analysis of Revenues and Expenses Report for the six-month period ended May 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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26-1605
| 1 | | | Report | REPORT
Department: Cook County Health
Report Title: CCH Monthly Report
Report Period: June 2026
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26-1758
| 1 | | NT-119 increase ARPA funds | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
INCREASE TO THE SUBRECIPIENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN COOK COUNTY AND CIRCLE ROOT COLLABORATIVE FOR THE DIGITAL EQUITY PLANNING INTIATIVE
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2021, the federal government authorized the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”) which includes $1.9 trillion in federal stimulus funds to hasten the United States’ recovery from the economic and health effects caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, specifically, the federal government has authorized and allocated a federal award of approximately $1,000,372,385B of ARPA funding to Cook County to assist the County in its recovery from the economic and health effects of COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, on June 24, 2021, the Cook County American Rescue Plan Act Framework (the “ARPA Framework”) was presented to the Cook County Board of Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners via Resolution 21-3654 accepted the ARPA federal award allocated to Cook County to assist the County in its recovery from the economic and health effects of COVID-19 in the amount of approximat | | |
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26-1574
| 1 | | | Ordinance | PROPOSED ORDINANCE
PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SALES TAX REVENUE BONDS OF THE COUNTY OF COOK, ILLINOIS; THE APPROVAL, EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A TENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE; AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF SAID BONDS
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 6(a) of Article VII of the 1970 Constitution of the State of Illinois (the “Illinois Constitution”), The County of Cook, Illinois (the “County”) is a home rule unit of local government and as such may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs, including, but not limited to, the power to tax and to incur debt; and
WHEREAS, the County may also exercise powers relating to the power to tax and to incur debt pursuant to the Counties Code (55 ILCS 5/ et seq.), as supplemented and amended by the Local Government Debt Reform Act of the State of Illinois (collectively, the “Act”); and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the County (the “Corporate Authorities” or the “Board”) has not adopted any ordinance, resolution, order or motion or provided any County | | |
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26-1577
| 1 | | | Ordinance | PROPOSED ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE providing for the issuance of General Obligation Refunding Bonds of The County of Cook, Illinois.
WHEREAS, Section 6(a) of Article VII of the 1970 Constitution of the State of Illinois provides that “[a] County which has a chief executive officer elected by the electors of the county ... (is) a home rule unit” and The County of Cook, Illinois (the “County”), has a Chief Executive Officer elected by the electors of the County and is therefore a home rule unit and may, under the power granted by said Section 6(a) of Article VII of the 1970 Constitution of the State of Illinois, “exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs, including, but not limited to, the power … to tax; and to incur debt”, and as provided by the Local Government Debt Reform Act of the State of Illinois, as amended (the “Debt Reform Act”), and the other Omnibus Bond Acts, as amended; and
WHEREAS, the County has the power to incur debt payable from ad valorem property tax receipts or from any other lawful source and maturing within 40 ye | | |
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26-1578
| 1 | | | Ordinance | PROPOSED ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the creation of a local taxing jurisdiction loan program and, to fund such program, authorizing and providing for the execution and delivery of a line of credit agreement and the issuance of general obligation tax anticipation notes evidencing borrowings by the County under a non-revolving line of credit.
WHEREAS, Section 6(a) of Article VII of the 1970 Constitution of the State of Illinois provides that “a County which has a Chief Executive Officer elected by the electors of the County ... (is) a Home Rule Unit” and The County of Cook, Illinois (the “County”), has a Chief Executive Officer elected by the electors of the County and is therefore a Home Rule Unit and may, under the power granted by said Section 6(a) of Article VII of the 1970 Constitution of the State of Illinois, as supplemented by the Local Government Debt Reform Act of the State of Illinois, as amended, and the other Omnibus Bond Acts, as amended, exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs, including, but not limited to, the | | |
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26-1251
| 2 | | Resolution requesting updates to the recruitment and retention bonus pay program | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION UPDATING THE RETENTION BONUS PAY PROGRAM
WHEREAS, in 2022, the Cook County Board of Commissioners authorized the Cook County Bureau of Human Resources to enter into a pilot of the Recruitment Incentive and Retention Bonus Pay Program; and
WHEREAS, this program came to be after the County experienced the effects of the Great Resignation during and after the COVID-19 pandemic which led to many vacancies in various fields; and
WHEREAS, the goal of this program is to recruit more employees and increase Cook County’s workforce by offering non-compounding one-time incentive payments to address attrition, operational and hiring challenges, and to overcome other labor market challenges; and
WHEREAS, this program was in effect for Fiscal Years 2022, 2023, and 2024, and agencies that participated in the program touted much success in lowering their attrition rates and closing vacancies; and
WHEREAS, the Resolution and Annual Appropriation Bill for Fiscal Year 2025 included directives for the Chief of the Bureau of Human Resources and Budget Director to evaluate | | |
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26-1514
| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO MANAGEMENT OF CONTRACTS REQUIREMENTS | Ordinance Amendment | 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;
(5) For Contracts over 1,000,000.00, evaluate and document compliance with Contract requirements on a periodic basis during the term of the Contract and submit to the CPO; and
(6) Track Contract ex | | |
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26-1784
| 1 | | Procurement Amendment | Ordinance Amendment | PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
PROCUREMENT AMENDMENT
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that CHAPTER 34, FINANCE, ARTICLE IV, PROCUREMENT CODE, DIVISION 1, GENERAL PROVISIONS, SECTION 34-123 of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 34-123. No power to act for procurements or expenditures of $200,000.00 or more.
The CPO shall have the authority to approve Procurements, execute Contracts and execute Contract amendments up to an amount less than $200,000.00 without Board approval; provided, however, that Board approval shall be required for any Procurement of the same or similar supplies, goods, equipment or services which would result in the aggregate amount of such Procurements from the same vendor by the same Using Agency equaling or exceeding $200,000.00 in any fiscal year. Notwithstanding, the CPO shall have the authority to execute (1) extension or renewal options on Contracts approved by the Board. provided, however, if the total of such extension or renewal option increases the original amount of such Contract by more than $200,000 | | |
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