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Mayor Lori Lightfoot Fires Longtime City Hall Spokesman
Longtime Chicago City Hall spokesman Bill McCaffrey was fired by Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Friday after he raised ethical concerns, the Sun-Times reported. ”Bill McCaffrey is no longer with the Office of the Corporation Counsel,” Lightfoot’s office said in a statement Saturday. “As this is a personnel matter, we will not be commenting further.” McCaffrey declined to comment on...
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Checks Worth Millions Written by Chicago Remain Uncashed
A lawyer says Chicago has benefited from 22,000 uncashed checks worth $11 million, some going back to the 1980s.
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Jury Awards Former Chicago Officer $2M in Retaliation Case
A former Chicago police officer has been awarded nearly $2 million in her lawsuit alleging that the city retaliated against her for reporting a co-worker’s misconduct.
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Illinois Unclaimed Property Auction to Include Unique Items
Rare coins, unique jewelry and a baseball signed by the 1985 Chicago Cubs are among thousands of items people will be able to bid on at a live auction on Aug. 17 in Springfield. NBC 5’s Ash-har Quraishi reports.
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Misidentification Led Family to Take Wrong Man Off Life Support: Suit
A misidentification at a Chicago hospital led to a family taking a man they thought was their loved one off life support – but that man wasn’t who they thought he was, a new lawsuit states.
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Misidentified Man Taken Off Life Support: Suit
A misidentification at a Chicago hospital led to a family taking a man they thought was their loved one off life support – but that man wasn’t who they thought he was, a new lawsuit states. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports.
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Family of Man Slain by Chicago Officer Awarded $5M
About $5 million has been awarded to the family of a 37-year-old black man fatally shot nearly five years ago by a white Chicago police officer.
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Woman Alleges Chicago Police Raided Her Home by Mistake
A woman is alleging in a federal lawsuit that what she says was a mistaken raid by of her home by Chicago police has left her children with psychological and emotional problems.
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Chicago Pays $1.5M in Case of Man Who Died in Police Custody
The city of Chicago has paid $1.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by relatives of a man who died from an asthma attack while in police custody.
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Wrongful Death Suit Filed Against CPD Officer Who Shot Father of Two
Two weeks after a jury awarded a record $44.7 million in the case of an off-duty Chicago Police officer who shot his buddy in the head, lawyers have filed a lawsuit involving the same officer in another shooting — this one fatal.
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City Council Violated Open Meetings Act, Judge Rules: Report
A Cook County Circuit Court judge ruled Tuesday that not allowing members of the public to speak at full Chicago City Council meetings violated the Illinois Open Meeting Act, the Chicago Tribune reports.