Jul 17, 01:14 AM

Chicago Council OKs $35 Million in Police Misconduct Settlements, $12.7 Million for Wilson

The Chicago City Council on Wednesday approved $35.2 million to settle four police-misconduct lawsuits, including a $12.7 million payment to Jackie Wilson, who spent 36 years in prison after being tortured and wrongfully convicted in the 1982 killings of two police officers. Wilson’s settlement follows a separate $17 million agreement reached with the Cook County Board last year, bringing his total compensation to nearly $30 million—one of the largest sums paid to a single wrongful-conviction claimant in Chicago’s history. Wilson, now 65, was exonerated in 2020 after evidence emerged that detectives working under disgraced Police Cmdr. Jon Burge coerced his confession. The remaining settlements cover allegations ranging from excessive force during a 2018 police chase to other civil-rights violations. The payouts add to the city’s mounting police-misconduct tab even as officials push new ethics rules and oversight measures before the council’s summer recess.

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Chicago Council OKs $35 Million in Police Misconduct Settlements, $12.7 Million for Wilson

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