County agrees to $20 million settlement over suit involving boy at Stroger Cook County taxpayers are on the hook for a $20 million settlement reached in a medical malpractice lawsuit filed after a 3-year-old boy underwent outpatient surgery at the county’s main public hospital and, according to attorneys, suffered serious brain damage while in recovery. County commissioners approved the settlement — one of the largest in the county’s history — during Tuesday’s regular ... [News Source]