Former Chicago Police Department leaders Garry McCarthy and Jody Weis blasted the city for what they said was failing to punish to bad officers and instilling a sense of impunity among their ranks.
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As Lori Lightfoot rose in the polls against better known rivals two years ago, she pulled together nearly $300,000 to launch her first television ad.
In the commercial, first aired in January 2019, Lightfoot walked into a dark room, flicked on the lights and said, âIâve prosecuted corrupt aldermen and held police accountable. Now, Iâm running for mayor to finally make City Hall work for you.â
Speaking directly into the camera, Lightfoot said she supports an elected school board, âmaking all neighborhoods safe and reducing the unfair tax burden on working families.â
The ad, combined with intense fallout from the federal corruption case against Ald. Edward Burke, helped propel Lightfoot into a runoff against Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle.
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National News
Mar 13, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The attorney for George Floyd’s family said Friday that a $27 million settlement of a federal lawsuit by the city of Minneapolis is the largest pretrial civil rights settlement ever.
The settlement was announced as jury selection continued in the trial of Derek Chauvin, a white former city police officer accused in the May 25 death of Floyd, who was Black.
Floyd family attorney Ben Crump said the settlement “sends a powerful message that Black lives do matter and police brutality against people of color must end.”
Some settlements in police-involved deaths are kept private. Often a settlement includes money but specifies there was no admission of guilt. Some such lawsuits end up in court where a jury can award massive settlements that are whittled down on appeal.