Chicago Will Pay $8.8 Million to Settle Police Misconduct Lawsuits

Chicago taxpayers will pay $8.8 million to settle three lawsuits claiming Chicago police officers committed a wide range of misconduct.

In all, the payments approved Wednesday are equivalent to approximately 11% of the city’s annual $82 million budget to cover the cost of police misconduct lawsuits.

The Chicago City Council voted unanimously to pay $7.25 million to Arthur Brown, who spent almost three decades in prison after being convicted of arson and a double murder before being exonerated. He was released in 2017 after a judge overturned his conviction, prompting Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx to drop the charges against him.

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