REPORT OF THE
LITIGATION SUBCOMMITTEE
The Honorable,
The Board of Commissioners of
ATTENDANCE
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Present: |
Chairman Silvestri, Vice Chairman Quigley, Commissioners
Beavers, Collins, Peraica and Suffredin (6) |
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Absent: |
Commissioner Gorman (1) |
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Also
Present: |
Commissioner Butler; Patrick Driscoll – |
Ladies and
Gentlemen:
Your
Litigation Subcommittee of the Board of Commissioners of Cook County met
pursuant to notice on
Your
Subcommittee has considered the following items and, upon adoption of this
report, the recommendations are as follows:
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287927 |
ROBERT D. BOYLE, The Comptroller of Cook County is hereby ordered to pay
interim fees to 1. Services – Assistant Special Prosecutors $
2,540.00 2. Office Rent 4,514.54 3.
Leased Office Equipment, Furniture & Fixtures 808.78 4. Telephone 432.63 5.
Office Expense 176.79 6. Office Salaries 6,792.06 7. Computer Maintenance 1,600.00 8.
Westlaw Legal Research 583.08 Said amounts totaling
$20,597.88. The Comptroller of Cook
County is therefore ordered to issue payment to the Office of the Special
Prosecutor in the amount of $20,597.88 (310-263 Account). To date $6,613,574.30 has been paid. Please forward the check to Patrick T.
Driscoll, Jr., *Referred to the Committee on Finance on *Referred to the Litigation Subcommittee on |
Commissioner
Suffredin, seconded by Vice Chairman Quigley, moved the approval of
Communication Number 287927. The motion
carried.
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288058 |
SUSPENSION OF PAYMENTS TO EDWARD J. EGAN AS SPECIAL
STATE’S ATTORNEY AND ROBERT D. BOYLE AS CHIEF DEPUTY SPECIAL STATE’S ATTORNEY
FOR ANY AND ALL FUTURE INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES PERTAINING TO COMMANDER JON
BURGE AND MEN UNDER HIS COMMAND (PROPOSED RESOLUTION). Submitting a Proposed Resolution sponsored
by Earlean Collins, County
Commissioner; Co-Sponsored by Forrest Claypool, Joan Patricia Murphy, Mike Quigley, Deborah Sims, Robert B.
Steele, Larry Suffredin, Jerry Butler and Anthony J. Peraica, County Commissioners. PROPOSED RESOLUTION SUSPENSION OF
PAYMENTS TO EDWARD J. EGAN AS SPECIAL STATE’S ATTORNEY AND ROBERT D. BOYLE AS
CHIEF DEPUTY SPECIAL STATE’S ATTORNEY FOR ANY AND ALL FUTURE INVESTIGATIVE
SERVICES PERTAINING TO COMMANDER JON BURGE AND MEN UNDER HIS COMMAND WHEREAS, Cook County is a home rule unit
of local government pursuant to Article VII, Section 6(a) of the 1970
Illinois Constitution, and as such may exercise any power and perform any
function pertaining to its government and affairs; and WHEREAS, on April 24, 2002, the Honorable
Paul Biebel, Presiding Judge of the Criminal Division of the Circuit Court of
Cook County, appointed Edward J. Egan as Special State’s Attorney and Robert
D. Boyle as Chief Deputy Special State’s Attorney to investigate allegations
that Area 2 Commander Jon Burge and Chicago Police officers under his command
had systematically tortured scores of African-American citizens at Area 2 and
3 police headquarters; and WHEREAS, the investigation conducted by
Special Prosecutors Egan and Boyle consumed over four years and cost the
taxpayers of Cook County approximately $7 million dollars to date; and WHEREAS, in July 2006 Egan and Boyle
submitted their investigative Report to the Cook County Board of
Commissioners and concluded that although their investigation justified
seeking indictments that they were barred from doing so by the WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of
Commissioners is accountable to taxpayers for the expenditure of their funds
and at the last County Board Meeting of June 5, 2007 the County was still
making court ordered payouts to the Special Prosecutors; and WHEREAS, on June 13, 2007 the Criminal
Justice Committee of the Cook County Board of Commissioners held a public
hearing to discuss issues raised regarding their report; and WHEREAS, the Chairman of the Criminal
Justice Committee requested the appearance of Special Prosecutors Egan and
Boyle at the June 13, 2007 public hearing and in a letter dated June 11, 2007
Special Prosecutors Egan and Boyle declined to appear; and WHEREAS, it is unnecessary and futile to
continue to utilize taxpayer funds for a supplemental report which would not
lend itself to additional substantial information for the purpose of
remedying the wrongs done by Commander Burge and those working under his
command. NOW, THEREFORE, BE
IT RESOLVED, that
the Cook County Board of Commissioners discontinue any future payments after
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Litigation Subcommittee on |
Chairman Silvestri noted that Edward J. Egan,
A letter dated
Commissioner
Suffredin, seconded by Commissioner Peraica, moved to amend Item 288058 by
inserting the words “after
Commissioner Collins,
seconded by Commissioner Peraica, moved the approval of Communication Number
288058 as amended. The motion carried.
Vice Chairman Quigley
moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Commissioner Suffredin. The motion carried and the meeting was
adjourned.
YOUR COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING ACTION
WITH REGARD TO THE
MATTERS NAMED HEREIN:
Communication
Number 287927 Approve
Communication
Number 288058 Approve
as Amended
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Respectfully
submitted, Litigation
Subcommittee xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Peter N.
Silvestri, Chairman |
Attest:
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Matthew B.
DeLeon, Secretary