Frank Calabrese, left, sued Comm. Samantha Steele for wrongful termination. [Provided]

A former Cook County Board of Review employee will receive $180,000 to settle a whistleblower lawsuit he filed alleging he was retaliated against for refusing to obey “unethical and unlawful” directives from Comm. Samantha Steele (D-2). The settlement agreement was approved by the Cook County Board of Commissioners Thursday.