Chicago to Pay Record $260M for Police Misconduct Settlement
The payout would resolve wrongful-conviction claims from 17 people who spent a combined 383 years in prison.
- On Wednesday, the Chicago City Council voted unanimously to pay $260.8 million to 17 men wrongfully convicted based on evidence gathered by former Chicago Police Detective Reynaldo Guevara.
- Guevara, who retired from the Chicago Police Department in 2005, repeatedly falsified reports, coerced witnesses, and beat suspects to manufacture murder convictions during the 1980s and 1990s.
- Deputy Corporation Counsel Jessica Felker warned the Finance Committee that jury trials could have exposed the city to more than $1 billion in liability, making settlement prudent.
- Chicago taxpayers will pay the settlement over two years starting in 2027 through four installments of $65 million each beginning in April.
- The settlement resolves only 16 of 41 pending Guevara-related cases; Deputy Corporation Counsel Felker said 23 additional lawsuits will likely require similar payouts.
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Chicago to Pay $261M to Men Allegedly Framed by Detective
Chicago just put a staggering price tag on the legacy of disgraced ex-detective Reynaldo Guevara: nearly half a trillion dollars and counting. The City Council on Wednesday unanimously gave the green light to $260.8 million for 17 men who spent a combined 383 years ago bars after wrongful convictions...
Chicago City Council Approves $260M Police Misconduct Settlement Linked to CPD Detective Reynaldo Guevara
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City Council OKs $260.8M settlement for 17 victims of corrupt ex-cop Guevara
<p>The City Council agreed Wednesday to pay a <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/10/05/finance-committee-global-settlement-police-misconduct-lawsuits-cpd-detective-reynaldo-guevara" >$260.8 million global settlement</a> to 17 plaintiffs framed for murders by corrupt former Chicago Police Det. Reynaldo Guevara to avoid “runaway” jury verdicts that a city attorney warned could have topped $1 billion. </p><p>As bitter…
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