Civil Plaintiff
A Chicago Financial Committee Signs Off on $3 Million in Settlements to Resolve Police Misconduct Allegations
The City Council Finance Committee on Monday signed off on $3 million in settlements to resolve a handful of lawsuits accusing Chicago Police officers of misconduct, including a case involving a high-speed police that led to a woman’s death in 2018.
The $2 million settlement with the family of 55-year-old Julia Lynn Callaway stems from a lawsuit her husband, David Brown, filed against the city, claiming the chase that led to her death was reckless.
Chicago Chief Assistant Corporation Counsel Jeff Levine told aldermen officers were pursuing Curtis Pugh in May of 2018, because they smelled marijuana from his car, and saw him shrug his shoulder in a manner suggesting he might be carrying a gun.
