Civil Plaintiff
Two Chicago Men Will Receive a $14 Million Settlement For Wrongful Convictions
Chicago continues to pay out millions to settle lawsuits stemming from notorious former Police Cdmr. John Burge.
City Council unanimously approved a $14 million settlement on Wednesday to two men who spent decades in prison before having their convictions overturned stemming from Burge’s involvement. Two unrelated settlements were also approved by narrow votes and a third was rejected in committee Monday.
Corey Batchelor and Kevin Bailey were convicted for the 1989 murder of a retired Chicago Police officer’s wife, but their convictions were overturned in 2018 after the Illinois Torture and Relief Inquiry Commission alleged their convictions were based on forced confessions stemming from interrogations under Burge.
