Illinois Court of Claims Opinions

Awards in the 2020s

Published opinions from 2020 to 2029: 63 opinions, 28 with a dollar award, $32,651,638 in total. Amounts are as stated in each opinion and are not adjusted for inflation.

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Largest awards

AwardCaseDate
$16,000,000 Andrzej Chraca v. State of Illinois
73 Ill. Ct. Cl. 77
April 2, 2021
$7,028,720 Sally L. Schaefer and Leonard E. Schaefer v. State of Illinois
75 Ill. Ct. Cl. 274
April 28, 2023
$2,591,761.26 Leo and Katherine Wilson v. State of Illinois
76 Ill. Ct. Cl. 181
October 27, 2023
$2,535,459.50 Erica Lopez-Linton v. State of Illinois
77 Ill. Ct. Cl. 133
April 25, 2025
$1,125,439.62 Edwin E and Mary Lou Ridgeway v. State of Illinois
73 Ill. Ct. Cl. 147
May 5, 2021
$691,068.57 Daniel Hilmes v. State of Illinois
76 Ill. Ct. Cl. 162
April 26, 2024
$534,509.31 Mid-States General & Mechanical Contracting Corp. v. State of Illinois
74 Ill. Ct. Cl. 119
May 19, 2020
$407,943.84 Jerry D. Walker v. State of Illinois
73 Ill. Ct. Cl. 127
May 5, 2021
$361,098 Michael Munson v. State of Illinois
76 Ill. Ct. Cl. 235
November 16, 2023
$356,153 Jeffrey Vander Zanden v. State of Illinois
73 Ill. Ct. Cl. 94
May 5, 2021
$250,000 Michael Sabo v. State of Illinois
75 Ill. Ct. Cl. 281
April 27, 2023
$149,258.49 Kimberly Lasso v. State of Illinois
76 Ill. Ct. Cl. 214
May 3, 2024
$133,929.32 Janis Hand v. State of Illinois
76 Ill. Ct. Cl. 248
February 6, 2024
$120,000 Izabela Liszewski v. Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
76 Ill. Ct. Cl. 224
March 19, 2024
$108,401.73 Margaret Sivak v. State of Illinois
75 Ill. Ct. Cl. 260
December 27, 2022
$87,500 Justin Moreno v. State of Illinois
77 Ill. Ct. Cl. 188
November 1, 2024
$50,000 Edward S. Winchell v. State of Illinois
74 Ill. Ct. Cl. 112
May 5, 2021
$31,808.77 KCCDD, Inc. v. State of Illinois
77 Ill. Ct. Cl. 152
February 5, 2025
$26,300 Antoine Sawyer v. State of Illinois
75 Ill. Ct. Cl. 265
March 16, 2023
$20,000 Joseph McFarlane v. State of Illinois
77 Ill. Ct. Cl. 203
July 26, 2024
$16,983.51 Williams v. State of Illinois
77 Ill. Ct. Cl. 168
August 21, 2024
$15,270 Todd a. Rawls v. State of Illinois
72 Ill. Ct. Cl. 108
February 11, 2020
$4,800 Thomas Banks v. State of Illinois
73 Ill. Ct. Cl. 142
November 6, 2020
$3,142 Mathew Vettikattu v. State of Illinois
77 Ill. Ct. Cl. 218
February 4, 2025
$1,000 Gregory Williams v. State of Illinois
75 Ill. Ct. Cl. 256
February 16, 2023
$700 Miguel Gonzalez v. State of Illinois
77 Ill. Ct. Cl. 183
February 4, 2025
$321.80 Chester O'Quinn v. State of Illinois
77 Ill. Ct. Cl. 209
May 8, 2025
$68.95 Eddie Williams v. State of Illinois
76 Ill. Ct. Cl. 259
February 9, 2024

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