Aldermen to consider $62 million in settlements for latest Chicago police misconduct lawsuits

City has run out of money set aside for settlements, but $62M more has been added to tab – Chicago Sun-Times

That’s not counting a $15.5 million settlement to private investors who leased Chicago parking meters.

City has run out of money set aside for settlements, but $62M more has been added to tab

Mayor Brandon Johnson's 2025 budget earmarked $82 million for settlements and judgments. The money has already run out. Now, another $62.45 million in payouts could soon hit taxpayers.

Aldermen to consider $62 million in settlements for latest Chicago police misconduct lawsuits

City Hall attorneys are recommending Chicago pay another $62 million to settle a series of police misconduct lawsuits this month. If aldermen approve the deals in a bid to avoid likely more costly court decisions, $48 million will be paid to a group of three men who spent three decades behind bars after they were convicted for a September 1986 arson that killed two people. John Galvan, Arthur Almendarez and Francisco Nanez were released from pri…

City has run out of money set aside for settlements, but $62M more has been added to tab – Usa news

The city of Chicago has already gone through the $82 million that Mayor Brandon Johnson set aside for settlements and judgments in 2025. Now the fund could soon be $62.4 million in the hole. That’s how much six new settlements on the agenda for Monday’s meeting of the City Council’s Finance Committee would end up costing taxpayers. That’s not counting a $15.5 million settlement to private investors who leased Chicago parking meters. The largest …