Cook County expected to pay $17 million in Burge-connected Jackie Wilson case
Cook County is expected to pay $17 million to a Chicago man exonerated for the 1982 killings of two Chicago police officers, according to court records and a recommendation from a county board subcommittee. Cook County commissioners are scheduled to vote on the deal this week, which would bring a quiet end to a civil rights lawsuit filed against former Cook County state’s attorneys accused of ...