Chicago City Council Committee to Consider $260M Police Misconduct Settlement

Chicago City Council committee approves $260M police misconduct settlement – ABC7 (Chicago) – Wirepoints

If approved  by the City Council, it could become the largest single police misconduct settlement in U.S. history

Aldermen give $261 million settlement for police abuse lawsuits initial approval

The historic mass settlement proposed by Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration would resolve 16 lawsuits alleging disgraced Chicago Police Department Det. Reynaldo Guevara framed men for murder.

Finance Committee backs $260.8M global settlement to resolve cases linked to disgraced cop Reynaldo Guevara

<p>For the second time in 12 months, the City Council’s Finance Committee has authorized what one alderman called a “gigantic but responsible” settlement to compensate victims of a sordid chapter in the history of the Chicago Police Department.</p><p>The <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/10/01/brandon-johnson-proposed-global-settlement-police-misconduct-cases-ex-cpd-det-reynaldo-guevara" >$260.8 million global set…

Key City Panel Unanimously Agrees to Pay $260.8M to Resolve 16 Lawsuits Tied to Disgraced Ex-CPD Detective Reynaldo Guevara

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Chicago set to approve largest police misconduct settlement in its history

The Chicago City Council is likely to approve a staggering $260 million in settlements involving purported false confessions.

Chicago City Council committee to consider $260M police misconduct settlement

The Chicago City Council's Finance Committee is expected Monday to consider a settlement of more than $260 million. It would resolve wrongful conviction lawsuits tied to former CPD Detective Reynaldo Guevara.