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City Council OKs $260.8M settlement for 17 victims of corrupt ex-cop Guevara
The City Council agreed Wednesday to pay a $260.8 million global settlement to 17 plaintiffs framed for murders by corrupt former Chicago Police Det. Reynaldo Guevara, in an effort to avoid “runaway” jury verdicts a city attorney warned could have topped $1 billion. As bitter a pill as it is for Chicago taxpayers, the
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The City Council agreed Wednesday to pay a $260.8 million global settlement to 17 plaintiffs framed for murders by corrupt former Chicago Police Det. Reynaldo Guevara, in an effort to avoid “runaway” jury verdicts a city attorney warned could have topped $1 billion. As bitter a pill as it is for Chicago taxpayers, the