A City Council committee on Monday advanced a $90 million deal to settle nearly 200 police misconduct lawsuits tied to a corrupt former police sergeant accused of framing hundreds of people on drug ...

Francisco “Frankie” Benitez would get $18.5 million for two murders he didn't commit but spent 34 years in prison for. Eric Blackmon would get $8 million for a murder he was not guilty of, but spent ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A historic settlement moves closer to becoming reality as the City's finance committee tries to cut Chicago's losses on some police misconduct cases. Multi-million dollar lawsuit ...

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With the threat of the National Guard coming to Chicago still looming, members of the City Council Public Safety Committee spoke out against the Trump administration's plans, saying there are better ...

The mayor of Chicago struck back Saturday against what he called the “out-of-control” Trump administration’s plan to surge federal officers into the nation’s third-largest city, which could take place ...