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City Council To Vote On Settlement For Family Terrorized By Rogue Cops
The full City Council Wednesday will vote on a nearly three-quarter of a million dollar settlement in a case of rogue cops shaking down drug dealers.
Hospital Agrees To Pay $8.25M In Baby’s Death From Overdose
A northwest suburban hospital has made a record settlement in a malpractice lawsuit in the death of a newborn.
Howard Brown LGBT Health Center Agrees To Return $715,000
The Howard Brown Health Care Center, a medical clinic that primarily serves the gay and lesbian community, has agreed to return $715,000 to the federal government in the wake of a misspending scandal two years ago.
$6 Million Settlement For Family Of Dance Instructor Killed By Train
A Chicago family has settled a multimillion-dollar civil lawsuit on behalf of a dance instructor who was killed by an oncoming train a railroad crossing nearly two years ago.
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.
City Council Committee OKs Settlement Over Paramedics’ Alleged Mistakes
The City Council Finance Committee is expected to approve a $1.75 million settlement to compensate the family of a 13-year-old girl who died after a series of alleged mistakes by Chicago Fire Department paramedics.
City Proposes $6.2 Million Settlement With 2003 Iraq War Protesters
The City of Chicago has reached a $6.2 million settlement with protesters who were arrested or detained by police during a 2003 demonstration against the Iraq War.
Illinois Homeowners To Get $1B From Mortgage Settlement
As part of a $25 billion nationwide settlement with the country’s five largest banks, struggling Illinois homeowners are expected to get about $1 billion to settle allegations of fraudulent and improper foreclosure practices.
$500K For Fired Cicero Worker Who Alleged Harassment By Dominick
The town of Cicero will be forking over $500,000 as part of a settlement to a former town worker.
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.
Pedophile Priest’s Victim Settles With Archdiocese For $3.2M
One of the victims of a sexually abusive priest has reached a $3.2 million settlement with the Chicago Archdiocese.
Fire Dept. Begins Physical Tests After Settling Suit By Black Applicants
They’ve been waiting for a long, long time, but on Tuesday, the first of hundreds of African American applicants finally got a fair shot at Chicago firefighters’ jobs.
Family Settles Lawuits Over Fatal Train Derailment For $36M
Canadian National Railway has agreed to pay more than $36 million to the family of a 44-year-old woman who was killed in a train derailment and explosion in Rockford two years ago.
Embattled LifeLock Leads Identity Theft Seminar For Chicago Police
The Chicago Police Department just hosted a seminar for officers on identity theft taught by Lifelock – the same company accused of misleading advertising in Illinois and 34 other states.
Family Of Man Killed In Fall From Porch Settles Suit For $975K
Sean Heflin fell from a deck that was not up to code and died from his injuries. Now a building management company has settled a wrongful death lawsuit for $975,000.
$1.55M For Family Of Boy Hit By Branch
The City Council Finance Committee is recommending approval of a $1.55 million settlement for a 4-year-old boy who suffered brain damage from a falling parkway tree branch.
UPDATE: Local Firefighters Left Out Of WTC Settlement
Some Chicago firefighters who volunteered to help at Ground Zero after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks are being left out of a settlement to cover health claims.
Family Gets $2.7M Settlement After Fatal Lakeview Porch Collapse
A building management company has agreed to pay $2.7 million to the family of a 25-year-old man who fell three stories to his death from a Lakeview neighborhood porch three years ago.
$55M Settlement Over Jail Strip Searches
A $55 million settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit over strip searches at the Cook County Jail, attorneys said today.
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- Mother Of Student Pushed Down School Stairs ‘Enraged’ At Security GuardNew video surfaced Friday that appears to show sophomore Lauren Goodlow being pushed by a male security guard. CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker reports.329
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