Some aldermen say the settlement will send a dangerous message, while others say it will save the city money, and time, in ...

Angela Parks was hit by an SUV fleeing police in August 2020, and was left a quadriplegic before dying 18 months later.

The settlement agreement also would include "non-monetary relief" that would set new restrictions on traffic stops for the ...

Hundreds of millions of dollars have been paid in cases involving 3 ex-cops: Jon Burge, Reynaldo Guevara and Ronald Watts. And more than 220 lawsuits are still pending. Beleaguered taxpayers might end ...

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

The following information is summarized from the records of city, county and state police, fire and hospital agencies.

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 ...

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

Amid heavy opposition, a City Council committee on Monday did not vote on a controversial $1.25 million settlement that would have compensated the family of Dexter Reed, who was shot to death by ...

Information about homicides is released daily by the city of Chicago. The release of homicide victims’ names is delayed by two weeks to allow time for the victims’ families to be notified of a death ...

There could be pushback, as Chicago City Council's Finance Committee gets set to vote on a $1.25 million settlement in the ...