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Final Tally: Chicago Taxpayers Spent At Least $107.5M to Resolve Police Misconduct Lawsuits in 2024, Analysis Finds
During the past six years taxpayers have spent at least $472.4 million to resolve police misconduct lawsuits, setting a new ...
Dexter Reed’s family to get $1.25M in proposed settlement; $27M for woman hit in police chase
The family of a man who was killed last year in a West Side shootout with Chicago police officers has reached a tentative ...
Milwaukee hires outside counsel for lawsuit alleging police misconduct in investigation
Among the defendants is a former Milwaukee Police Department detective and current member of the city's Fire and Police ...
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Lawsuit Filed by Man Who Spent More Than 29 Years in Prison After Being Tortured, Wrongfully Convicted Set for Trial
James Gibson said he implicated himself in a 1989 double murder after being burned, punched, kicked and slapped by Chicago ...
City Hall scrambling to cover Chicago police misconduct payouts
Just one month into the year, the city already has run through well over half of the $82 million that Mayor Brandon Johnson set aside for 2025 to cover police misconduct settlements and judgments. And ...
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City Delays Vote On Dexter Reed Settlement, OKs $27 Million To Family Of Woman Hit By Jeep Fleeing Police
Reed's family and city attorneys agreed in November to a $1.25 million settlement over the fatal traffic stop, but they need ...
Opinion
Editorial: City Council should reject proposed $1.25M settlement in Dexter Reed police shooting
The City Council should not approve the proposed $1.25 million settlement to the survivors of Dexter Reed, shot dead last March by Chicago police after he opened fire on them. This is not to say that ...
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$1.25M settlement proposed for Dexter Reed's family; $27M for woman hit in Chicago police chase
The family of a man who was killed last year in a West Side shootout with Chicago police officers has reached a tentative ...