Finance Committee
City To Pay $325K To Man Beaten By Cop, Falsely Charged With DUI
Chicago taxpayers will spend $325,000 to compensate a hemophiliac falsely charged with DUI, then beaten by a Chicago Police officer while handcuffed to a metal bar in a holding room.
Finance Committee Backs Nearly $33M In Settlements Of Police Lawsuits
A Chicago City Council Committee has given preliminary approval to nearly $33 million dollars in settlements of two high-profile cases of alleged police misconduct.
Aldermen Back $950K Settlement For Police Torture Claim In 1951 Rape case
The City Council on Wednesday will likely approve a $950,000 settlement for a one-time bible student who claimed he confessed to a 1951 rape after he was tortured by police.
Spat May Be Brewing Between U.S. Attorney’s Office, City Council Finance Committee
A legal battle may be brewing between the U.S. Attorney’s office and the Chicago City Council Finance Committee.
Committee Backs $3.6M Settlement For Wrongful Conviction
The City Council Finance Committee has given preliminary approval to $3.6 million settlement, in a case which put a man behind bars for nearly a decade for an attack he didn’t commit.
Council Panel OKs Nearly $4M In Settlements Over Police Lawsuits
The City Council’s Finance Committee has approved millions of dollars in settlements of lawsuits stemming from deaths of people who were being held in police lockups and other alleged police misconduct.
Mayor Emanuel’s Budget Plan Advances
Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s 2012 budget has cleared a significant hurdle on its way to an expected full City Council approval next week.
Burke Seeks Cab Fare Surcharge To Boost Revenues
Powerful City Council Finance Committee Chairman Edward Burke (14th) is again suggesting a cab fare surcharge to help boost city revenues.
How To Know If Sidewalk Solicitors Are Legit
They seem to be everywhere you look downtown; people who want to stop you and get you to give to their cause. But how do you know which people collecting on the sidewalk are what the city calls legitimate? CBS 2′s Pamela Jones shows us.
Emanuel, Burke Bury Hatchet Amid City Budget Deficit
Call off the Clash of the Titans. Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel and a potential enemy, powerful Ald. Ed Burke, had a private meeting and called a truce as the city budget continues to gush red ink.
Emanuel Hints He’ll Leave Ald. Burke In Key Finance Post
Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel is hinting he won’t try to force Ald. Ed Burke out as City Council Finance Committee chairman.
City To Pay $3M Settlement In Fatal Police Shooting
The city of Chicago would pay $3 million to the family of a man shot by a Chicago cop eight years ago, under a settlement approved by the City Council Finance Committee on Friday.
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