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City Lawyers Propose Spending $260.8M to Settle 16 Cases Tied to Disgraced Ex-CPD Detective Guevara (opens the original)
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Chicago taxpayers should pay more than $260.8 million to 17 men who spent decades in prison after they were coerced into confessing to crimes by a disgraced former Chicago police detective, city lawyers recommended. The proposed mass settlement, which still must be approved by the City Council, would more than double the number of lawsuits the city has settled alleging misconduct by former CPD detective Reynaldo Guevara, who has been accused of falsifying police reports, framing suspects and coe
Chicago Must Pay $10.5M to Family of Man Killed by Driver Being Chased by Police: Supreme Court Ruling (opens the original)
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Chicago taxpayers must pay $10.5 million to the family of a man who was struck and killed in 2018 by a driver being chased by Chicago police after the Illinois Supreme Court rejected the city’s appeal of the latest massive verdict sparked by a police pursuit that violated department policy, records show. The Illinois Supreme Court’s decision Wednesday not to hear the city’s appeal means a ruling by Illinois’ First District Appellate Court requiring the city to pay the entire verdict will stand.
Defying Mayor, City Council OKs Plan to Require 30 Votes to Take on New Debt (opens the original)
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The Chicago City Council voted 32-15 Tuesday to require at least 30 alderpeople to vote to approve any plan to borrow more money in an attempt to make it harder for the city to take on more debt. Authored by Ald. Marty Quinn (13th Ward), the measure requires new borrowing to be approved by a three-fifths vote of the City Council, rather than a simple majority of 26 votes. Quinn, who is not seeking reelection in February, has been a frequent critic of the mayor and his handling of the city’s fina
Chicago’s Parking Meters Have Been Sold, Again. Here’s What to Know (opens the original)
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The Chicago City Council voted 46-3 Tuesday to allow Chicago’s parking meters to be sold to an investment firm after months of controversy that dredged up memories of the 2008 deal that continues to roil Chicago politics nearly two decades later. Here’s a breakdown of what it means that New York-based Stonepeak Partners is set to become the new owner of the city’s more than 36,000 meters. A private investment consortium made up of Morgan Stanley, Allianz Capital Partners and the Sovereign Wealth
Interim NITA Director Earning $350K Salary While Also Collecting $213K Annual City Pension, Records Show (opens the original)
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Newly named interim Northern Illinois Transit Authority Executive Director Jamie Rhee will collect an annual city taxpayer-funded pension of more than $213,000 while earning $350,000 to run the new agency, bringing her total annual compensation to more than $563,000, according to records obtained by WTTW News. When Rhee retired in April 2025 after nearly seven years as the commissioner of the Department of Aviation, serving three mayors, she was the city of Chicago’s highest paid employee, recor
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