County of Cook v. State

Claimant, County of Cook, brings this action against the State of Illinois, Department of Public Aid, seeking $363,807.83 alleged to be due under sections 12 — 5 and 12 — 8.4 of the Illinois Public Aid Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 23, pars. 12 — 5, 12 — 18.4). A hearing on the matter was held November 19, 1980.

The case is an offspring of the litigation in Bess v. Daniel (1976), 42 Ill. App. 3d 401, 355 N.E.2d 556, where Judge Stamos held the County liable for overtime wages due certain employees of the Cook County Department of Public Aid in connection with its “Homemakers” program.…