City To Pay $100k To Settle Accused Shooter's Suit Against Police
UpdatedMon, Apr 26, 2021 at 3:38 pm CT Reply The Evanston City Council is set to consider approval of a $100,000 settlement to resolve a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by Elijah Murphy, who has been held without bail in Cook County Jail since a May 2020 shooting on Howard Street. (Image via Cook County Sheriff's Office/Patch File) EVANSTON, IL — The Evanston City Council is set to approve a $100,000 payment Monday to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by a jailed Evanston man against two of its police officers over an unconstitutional search. The vote comes one year shy of the...