Awards in the 1960s
Published opinions from 1960 to 1969: 404 opinions, 331 with a dollar award, $2,001,129 in total. Amounts are as stated in each opinion and are not adjusted for inflation.
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Largest awards (top 100)
| Award | Case | Date |
|---|---|---|
| $403,278.80 | County of Cook and Cook County Department of Pub- Lic Aid v. State of Illinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 484 | May 29, 1969 |
| $209,334.30 | States Improvement Company v. State of Illinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 1 | January 10, 1967 |
| $78,000 | James McHugh Construction Company v. State of Illinois 27 Ill. Ct. Cl. 232 | December 18, 1969 |
| $69,454 | Mass Construction Company v. State of Illinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 412 | April 17, 1969 |
| $43,800 | Village of Weston v. State of Illinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 483 | May 29, 1969 |
| $38,144.49 | Anken Chemical and Film Corporation v. State of Illinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 487 | June 3, 1969 |
| $37,300 | Tyler v. State of Illinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 231 | November 12, 1968 |
| $36,113.76 | Donald S. Timmons v. State of Illinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 441 | April 17, 1969 |
| $35,900.90 | Fruin-Colnon Contracting Company v. State of Illinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 138 | May 28, 1967 |
| $35,428.72 | Illinois Bell Telephone Company v. State of Illinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 110 | April 20, 1967 |
| $35,160 | Elaine Scudiero v. State of Illinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 457 | March 13, 1969 |
| $32,555 | Traffic Control Corporation v. State of Illinois 25 Ill. Ct. Cl. 361 | August 17, 1966 |
| $31,750 | Chism v. State of Illinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 181 | August 16, 1967 |
| $25,889.70 | J. L. Simmons Company, Inc. v. State of Illinois 21 Ill. Ct. Cl. 503 | December 18, 1965 |
| $25,000 | Hazel Robinson v. State of Illinois 25 Ill. Ct. Cl. 67 | January 29, 1965 |
| $25,000 | Robert N v. State of Illinois 25 Ill. Ct. Cl. 158 | May 11, 1965 |
| $25,000 | Mavis J. Welch, Adm'x v. State of Illinois 25 Ill. Ct. Cl. 270 | February 24, 1966 |
| $25,000 | Martin J. McMahon v. State of Illinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 476 | January 11, 1966. |
| $22,334.64 | J. L. Simmons Company v. State of Illinois 21 Ill. Ct. Cl. 398 | March 20,1965 |
| $19,923.04 | Lester R. Borum and Emmco Insurance Company v. State of Illinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 328 | April 17, 1969 |
| $19,898.92 | Commercial Light Company v. Fillinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 443 | April 17, 1969 |
| $18,500 | Allene Williams and Buel Williams v. State of Illinois 25 Ill. Ct. Cl. 249 | November 9, 1965 |
| $18,000 | George W. Main v. State of Illinois 25 Ill. Ct. Cl. 56 | January 29, 1965 |
| $17,822 | P. H. Broughton and Sons v. State of Illinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 131 | May 9, 1967 |
| $17,412.50 | County of Randolph v. State of Illinois 25 Ill. Ct. Cl. 115 | April 20, 1965 |
| $16,000 | Mary Louise Walla v. State of Illinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 338 | June 28, 1968 |
| $15,747.50 | The County of Randolph v. State of Illinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 95 | March 20, 1967 |
| $15,597.69 | ( No. 4892-Claimants Awarded $15 v. State of Illinois 25 Ill. Ct. Cl. 130 | May 11, 1965 |
| $15,000 | Katherine Elizabeth Gasper, et al. v. State of Illinois 25 Ill. Ct. Cl. 186 | May 11, 1965 |
| $15,000 | Dana Jodlowski v. State of Illinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 66 | Februury 17, 1967 |
| $15,000 | Melvin H. Shook v. State of Illinois 27 Ill. Ct. Cl. 29 | Ilcxwnber 18, 1969 |
| $14,687.57 | Central Illinois Public Service Company v. State of Illinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 92 | March 20, 1967 |
| $14,365 | Callaghan and Company v. State of Illinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 455 | April 17, 1969 |
| $13,459.95 | Foster-Western Pharmacy v. State of Illinois 25 Ill. Ct. Cl. 11 | September 25, 1964 |
| $12,550 | Village of Kingston Mines v. State of Illinois 25 Ill. Ct. Cl. 242 | November 9, 1965 |
| $12,145.14 | Thomas Barry v. State of Illinois 25 Ill. Ct. Cl. 121 | November 16, 1960. |
| $12,000 | Norrisw. Anderson v. State of Illinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 119 | March 20, 1967 |
| $12,000 | Darlene Marts v. State of Illinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 256 | November 12, 1968 |
| $11,759.26 | Truck Company v. State of Illinois 25 Ill. Ct. Cl. 172 | May 11, 1965 |
| $10,657.50 | The County of Randolph v. State of Illinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 490 | June 20, 1969 |
| $10,120.01 | Ithomas Plumbing and Heating Company v. State of Illinois 27 Ill. Ct. Cl. 44 | December 18, 1969 |
| $10,059.65 | Frances Grochowski and Edward Grochowski v. State of Illinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 149 | September 25, 1964 |
| $10,000 | Clifton W. Burgener v. State of Illinois 25 Ill. Ct. Cl. 6 | September 25, 1964 |
| $10,000 | Parham v. State of Illinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 246 | November 12, 1968 |
| $9,808.95 | Westridge Pharmacy v. State of Illinois 25 Ill. Ct. Cl. 13 | September 25, 1964 |
| $8,074.25 | Martha Van Poucke v. State of Illinois 25 Ill. Ct. Cl. 103 | April 20, 1965 |
| $7,868.43 | Axel Gilbert Anderson v. State of Illinois 25 Ill. Ct. Cl. 198 | May 11, 1965 |
| $7,500 | Neva T. Combs v. State of Illinois 21 Ill. Ct. Cl. 298 | July 8, 1963 |
| $7,500 | Mitchell Lewinski v. Nois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 166 | June 1.9, 1967 |
| $7,418.31 | Fred Thornberry v. State of Illinois 25 Ill. Ct. Cl. 195 | May 11, 1965 |
| $7,028.33 | Mildred Davis v. State of Illinois 25 Ill. Ct. Cl. 205 | May 11, 1965 |
| $6,938.42 | Elva Jennings Penwell v. State of Illinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 337 | June 28, 1968 |
| $6,581.64 | Penwell v. State of Illinois 25 Ill. Ct. Cl. 284 | April 7, 1966 |
| $6,500 | W. G. Cmtesand Bertha Crites v. State of Illinois 25 Ill. Ct. Cl. 26 | December 10, 1964 |
| $6,500 | Marguerite White v. State of Illinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 431 | April 17, 1969 |
| $6,419.50 | The County of Randolph v. State of Illinois 21 Ill. Ct. Cl. 377 | February 6, 1965 |
| $6,328.91 | Stanley J. Heleniak v. State of Illinois 21 Ill. Ct. Cl. 147 | September 7, 1961 |
| $6,092.35 | Dumermuth v. State of Illinois 25 Ill. Ct. Cl. 353 | August 17, 1966 |
| $6,000 | Omer H. Hester v. State of Illinois 21 Ill. Ct. Cl. 160 | January 8, 1962 |
| $5,775.43 | Joan Gillespie v. State of Illinois 25 Ill. Ct. Cl. 309 | May 10, 1966 |
| $5,630.93 | The Salvation Army v. State of Illinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 451 | April 17, 1969 |
| $5,500 | Hattie Mitchell v. State of Illinois 25 Ill. Ct. Cl. 226 | November 9, 1965 |
| $5,200 | Earl Francis v. State of Illinois 21 Ill. Ct. Cl. 61 | October 6, 1961 |
| $5,000 | James Monroe Kerns v. State of Illinois 21 Ill. Ct. Cl. 443 | March 20, 1965 |
| $5,000 | Berdina Bugle v. State of Illinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 173 | August 16, 1967 |
| $4,987.52 | Sylvia Pulley v. State of Illinois 21 Ill. Ct. Cl. 266 | June 11, 1963 |
| $4,953 | William Williams v. State of Illinois 21 Ill. Ct. Cl. 294 | May 13, 1962 |
| $4,500 | Cornelius E. and Margaret E. Tenboer v. Fillinois 21 Ill. Ct. Cl. 353 | November 26, 1962 |
| $4,500 | Joseph Smith v. State of Illinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 290 | February 24, 1969 |
| $4,358 | Columbia Casualty Company v. State of Illinois 25 Ill. Ct. Cl. 358 | August 17, 1966 |
| $4,074 | Benvenuti v. State of Illinois 25 Ill. Ct. Cl. 207 | June 24, 1965 |
| $4,000 | Giedraitis v. State of Illinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 419 | April 17, 1969 |
| $3,977.11 | Tower Communications Company v. State of Illinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 346 | June 28, 1968 |
| $3,912.47 | Elva Jennings Claimant v. State of Illinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 171 | August 16, 1967 |
| $3,900 | Arthur M. Goldrich v. State of Illinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 391 | August 1, 1968 |
| $3,780.50 | Joseph Swee v. State of Illinois 25 Ill. Ct. Cl. 191 | May 11, 1965 |
| $3,740 | Evans Construction Company v. State of Illinois 25 Ill. Ct. Cl. 14 | September 25, 1964 |
| $3,516.31 | American Oil Company v. State of Illinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 73 | February 17, 1967 |
| $3,441.54 | Elva Jennings Penwell v. State of Illinois 21 Ill. Ct. Cl. 431 | April 24, 1960 |
| $3,400.60 | Jewish Hospital of St.louis v. Iuinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 147 | May 23, 1967 |
| $3,336.25 | Melvin E. Bryant v. State of Illinois 25 Ill. Ct. Cl. 87 | February 25, 1965 |
| $3,300 | Iruel R. Hindman v. State of Illinois 25 Ill. Ct. Cl. 201 | May 11, 1965 |
| $3,286 | Richard J. Knarr v. State of Illinois 25 Ill. Ct. Cl. 80 | February 25, 1965 |
| $3,273.10 | G. W. Gladders Towing Company v. Fillinois 21 Ill. Ct. Cl. 518 | December 18, 1963 |
| $3,200 | William H. Sullivan v. State of Illinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 117 | May 9, 1967 |
| $3,000 | Lazar Nikolic v. State of Illinois 25 Ill. Ct. Cl. 333 | July 14, 1966 |
| $3,000 | Chicago Wesley Memorial Hospital v. State of Illinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 289 | January 14, 1969 |
| $3,000 | Beatrice Markley v. State of Illinois 27 Ill. Ct. Cl. 37 | December 18, 1969 |
| $2,860 | Raymond L. Farber v. State of Illinois 25 Ill. Ct. Cl. 89 | February 25, 1965 |
| $2,826.90 | Illinois Fire-Proof Covering Co. v. State of Illinois 25 Ill. Ct. Cl. 19 | September 25, 1964 |
| $2,696.16 | Keuiteland Esser Company v. State of Illinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 81 | February 17, 1967 |
| $2,632.50 | Marx Industrial Maintenance v. State of Illinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 486 | June 3, 1969 |
| $2,624.61 | Memorial Hospital of Du Page County v. State of Illinois 25 Ill. Ct. Cl. 54 | January 12, 1965 |
| $2,608.21 | Elva Jennings Penwell v. State of Illinois 23 Ill. Ct. Cl. 187 | January 12, 1960 |
| $2,600 | Alice Kelly v. State of Illinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 426 | April 17, 1969 |
| $2,582 | American States Insurance Company v. State of Illinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 170 | June 13, 1967 |
| $2,544 | Walter L. Bayer v. State of Illinois 25 Ill. Ct. Cl. 3 | September 25, 1964 |
| $2,505.75 | St. Mary's Hospital v. State of Illinois 25 Ill. Ct. Cl. 278 | February 24, 1966 |
| $2,500 | Dale Riggins v. State of Illinois 21 Ill. Ct. Cl. 434 | April 4, 1965 |
| $2,500 | Marie M. Parrott v. State of Illinois 26 Ill. Ct. Cl. 474 | May 19, 1969 |