Subcommittee approves minutes and a package of workers' compensation settlements

The Cook County Finance Subcommittee on Workers' Compensation approved the minutes for item 26-0943 and a package of settlements recommended by the State's Attorney in a voice vote at the meeting called to order at 11:30 a.m.

The chair entertained a motion to approve the minutes from 02/03/2026; Commissioner Trevor moved and Commissioner Morita seconded. After no discussion the chair called a voice vote and said, "the ayes have it." The motion to approve the minutes passed by voice vote.

Later the chair read a list of settlement item numbers submitted by the State's Attorney and asked for a motion to approve the recommended settlements. Commissioner Trevor moved to approve the settlements and Commissioner Vasquez seconded. The chair again called for a voice vote and announced, "the ayes have it." No roll-call tally was recorded on the record in the transcript.

The settlements were read aloud by item number as recommended; the chair identified them as "settlements as approved by the State's Attorney." The committee proceeded without further discussion and confirmed the approvals by voice vote.

The meeting concluded after Commissioner McCaskill moved to adjourn; Commissioner Merida seconded and the chair called a voice vote that the chair said carried.

At the meeting the committee took no recorded roll-call votes on the motions; outcomes were announced by the chair as voice votes approving the measures.