While some felt settling the suit would have been cheaper than trial costs, others felt the city shouldn't settle because ...

The rejection of the proposed settlement means the federal lawsuit filed by Reed’s family alleging that the city violated ...

That was more than any other Chicago cop. On Sept. 28, 2022, McDonald and another officer were wearing plainclothes and traveling in an unmarked police vehicle when they curbed a driver with an ...

Reed, 26, was shot and killed by police in March 2024 after a traffic stop in West Humboldt Park escalated. His family’s ...

City of Chicago lawyers had recommended the deal, arguing that taking the case to court would cost taxpayers several times as ...

The Chicago City Council's Finance Committee rejected a $1.25 million settlement Friday in the civil rights lawsuit over the fatal police shooting of Dexter Reed during a traffic stop last year.

They will also vote on a previously stalled and hotly contested $1.25 million settlement for the family of Dexter Reed, the ...

A tourist couple hit by a car fleeing Chicago police downtown and left with devastating injuries may soon win a $32 million lawsuit settlement from the city. Aldermen are set to vote Friday on the ...

Aldermen voted down a $1.25 million settlement Friday for the family of Dexter Reed, the man shot and killed by police in a Humboldt Park gunfight last year. The deal for the family of the man who ...