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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.
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The city of Chicago has tentatively agreed to pay $5.8 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the Water Department of fostering a culture of racial discrimination and harassment.
CHICAGO — A month before what could have been an embarrassing trial, the city has agreed to a $5.8 million settlement in a lawsuit alleging Black employees at the Chicago Department of Water Management were subjected to years of racist and sexist slurs, including some by politically connected top-level supervisors. The parties announced they had reached an agreement during a status hearing ...
A dozen Black employees said they were subjected to racist comments from managers and shorted on overtime and promotions. "The racism lasted for decades and affected countless Black employees, which raises the question of why the city's uppermost leaders failed to act,” said attorney Vic Henderson.