Wednesday would have been Sonya Massey’s 37th birthday. Instead, it was the day her family’s lawyers announced a $10 million ...

Massey, 36, was shot and killed by a Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy in her home near Springfield on July 6, 2024.

Reed's family and city attorneys agreed in November to a $1.25 million settlement over the fatal traffic stop, but they need ...

During the past six years taxpayers have spent at least $472.4 million to resolve police misconduct lawsuits, setting a new ...

Within days of Trump’s inauguration, the Justice Department’s new chief of staff, Chad Mizelle, sent a pair of memos ordering ...

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 ...

Sun-Times files Share 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 ...

The family of a man who was killed last year in a West Side shootout with Chicago police officers has reached a tentative ...

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 ...