A Chicago City Council Committee Approves $25 Million Settlement for Two Men Wrongfully Convicted of 1993 Murder

Two men who served a combined 34 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of the 1993 murder of a college basketball star will divide $25 million, thanks to a settlement advanced Monday by a City Council committee.

If the full Council signs off on the payment Thursday, Tyrone Hood will get $17.5 million in compensation for spending 22 years in prison for the murder of Marshall Morgan Jr., a student athlete at the Illinois Institute of Technology.

Wayne Washington, who spent 12 years behind bars, will get the remaining $7.5 million.

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