The four men spent a combined 73 years in prison after confessing as teenagers to a 1995 double murder they did not commit. Three of them later said police coerced their confessions; the fourth man said police fabricated his.
City Council OKs one of Chicago's largest police settlements chicagotribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chicagotribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Chicago aldermen approved one of the city’s largest police misconduct settlement awards in years Thursday, while also diving into an emotional debate about what the city owes newly arriving immigrants as longtime Black residents feel overlooked. The City Council approved a $25 million settlement award in a police misconduct case in which two men were wrongfully convicted of murdering a college .
A City Council committee approved a $25 million settlement Monday in a Chicago police misconduct case involving two men wrongfully convicted of murdering a college basketball standout three decades ago, sending one of the city’s largest police misconduct settlement awards in recent years to a final vote this week. The Finance Committee advanced the massive settlement deal to the full City .
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