Chicago aldermen advanced another $17 million police misconduct settlement Monday tied to a decades-old alleged wrongful conviction. The hefty sum that still requires full City Council approval ...

The city of Columbus is paying $125,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a 2020 protester who alleged a police officer ripped his gas mask off and violated his civil rights. Columbus leaders say the ...

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The Village of Oak Lawn has agreed to pay $825,000 to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by a man who was repeatedly punched by an Oak Lawn police officer as he was pinned to the ground ...