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Government Accountability
Shakman Decrees
In 1969, Michael Shakman, an independent candidate for delegate to the 1970 Illinois Constitutional Convention, battled against the practice of hiring and firing government workers on the basis of political loyalty. Shakman's work resulted in what became known as the “Shakman decrees.”
A 1979 ruling led to a court order in 1983 that made it unlawful to take any political factor into account in hiring public employees with exceptions for positions such as policy making. Those decisions along with companion consent judgments—collectively called the Shakman decrees—are binding on many county offices. Compliance officers make regular reports about the status of and degree of compliance.
REPORTS FROM: Cook County Medical Examiner
To read each of the annual reports of the Cook County Medical Examiner click here
Reports from the Compliance Administrator for the Clerk of Cook County
Click here to read the initial report of the compliance administrator.
Consolidation of the Cook County Clerk and the Recorder of Deeds
To read the Final Implementation Plan Report for the Cook County Clerk’s Office Assumption of the Recorder of Deeds Office Click here
To read the Final Recommended Implementation Plan for the Assumption of Duties of the Cook County Recorder of Deeds by the Office of the Cook County clerk Click here
To read a report dated April 2020 from Chicago Appleseed entitled "New Directions for the Office of the Clerk of the Cook County Circuit Court First 100 days Progress " Report Click here
Cook County Clerk
Click here to read the Q3 report consolidation report from the Cook County Clerk and the Recorder of Deeds
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County
The Clerk Compliance Administrator is required to file quarterly reports with the Court. To read each of the reports click here
To read the First Report of Susan G. Feibus, Compliance Administrator for the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County click here
To read the Second Report of Susan G. Feibus as Compliance Administrator for the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County filed on August 22, 2019 click here
To read the Third Report Susan G. Feibus, Compliance Administrator for the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County click here
To read the Fourth Report Susan G. Feibus, Compliance Administrator for the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County click here
To read the fifth report of Susan G. Feibus as Compliance Administrator for the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County click here
To read the sixth report of Susan G. Feibus as Compliance Administrator for the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County click here
To read the seventh report of Susan G. Feibus as Compliance Administrator for the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County click here
Cook County Assessor
The Compliance Administrator for the Cook County Assessor has found that the Assessor's office is in substantial compliance with the consent decrees. To read the final report click here.
Click here to read the Third Interim report of the Compliance Administrator for the Cook County Assessor dated September 27, 2021
Click here to read the Second Interim Report of the Compliance Administrator for the Cook County Assessor dated August 16, 2021
Click here to read the First Interim Report of the Assessor Compliance Administrator dated June 7, 2021
Click here to read the Amended Fourteenth Report of the Assessor Compliance Administrator
Click here to read the Fifteenth Report of the Assessor Compliance Administrator
Click here to read the Sixteenth Report of the Assessor Compliance Administrator
Click here to read the Seventeenth Report of the Assessor Compliance Administrator
Cook County Recorder of Deeds
Click here to read the 20th report of the Shakman Compliance Officer of the Recorder of Deeds.
Click to here read the 21st report of the Shakman Compliance Officer of the Recorder of Deeds.
Office of the Independent Inspector General
The mission of the Office of the Independent Inspector General (OIIG) is to detect, deter and prevent corruption, fraud, waste, mismanagement, unlawful political discrimination and misconduct in the operation of Cook county government.
The current Inspector General is Pat Blanchard. His website can be found here.
The Inspector General makes periodic reports to the County Board. They can be found here.
Click here to read all quarterly reports from 2009 to present.
Cook County quarterly reports on the Prohibition of Discrimination and Harassment
Click here to read all Cook County reports on Prohibition of Discrimination and Harassment.
Shakman: Cook County
Cook County Shakman Administration Information Page
Reports of the Compliance Administrator
Read full press release on Cook County being released from the Shakman Lawsuit (October 31, 2018)
Shakman: Recorder of Deeds
Read reports from the Recorder Of Deeds Shakman Compliance Administrator
Shakman: Forest Preserve
Since 2006, the Forest Preserve District and the office of the Cook County Sheriff have followed the County's example in entering into agreements in federal court to establish Shakman Compliance Administrators. On February 4, 2013 the Forest Preserve District of Cook County was found to be in Substantial Compliance with the Shakman Consent Decree. As a result the District was dismissed from the Shakman litigation. The Court's Agreed Order can be read below.
Certifications of Substantial Compliance
Agreed Order Finding Substantial Compliance and Dismissing the Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Transcript of Final Hearing
Shakman: Sheriff
Supplemental Relief Order establishing Compliance Administrator for the Sheriff
Voting Process Improvements
It is imperative that our elections be run smoothly and voters have confidence in the process. New voting technology was introduced in the March 2006 Primary Election.
Legislative Library
The library is the first of its kind for Cook County government and the Forest Preserve District. It includes all ordinances passed or proposed by the Cook County Board of Commissioners since I took office in December 2002. With the library database, I have taken one more step towards making our government more transparent and more accountable to the public.
View Legislative Library: http://www.suffredin.org/legislativelibrary/
Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports
The Cook County Department of Finance posts to its webpage the County's annual Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports (CAFRs), prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
Suffredin County Waste Hotline
Following the 2005 budget battle, I established a hotline to ensure that the general public is protected from any unfair cuts to Cook County or Forest Preserve District services. To make a report, citizens and employees are encouraged to make an anonymous phone call to 847-859-9840. Any information provided to the hotline will be held in the strictest confidence. The hotline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Read more.
Codification Project
The Cook County Board approved a unified comprehensive version of the Ordinances of Cook County on July 12, 2006. Beginning on October 1, 2006, all of the County’s laws are published and readily available to the public. I sponsored the effort to hire a well known codification company to compile both a printed and electronic form of current laws and as Chairman of the Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations I served as the sponsor of this project from its inception.
View Online Codification
On October 7, 2009, the Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners approved a unified comprehensive version of the Ordinances of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County. I sponsored the effort for the District to follow the County's example with this important effort to increase government transparency.
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