‘An Excuse to Start Suing’: Non-Black City Council Members Object to Paying $1.6M Settlement to Black Woman and Family Despite Violent Arrest by Chicago Officers Leaving One Partially Blind
An Illinois woman who became partially blinded after a violent arrest by Chicago police during the uprisings in the days immediately following George Floyd’s murder is one step closer to participating in a seven-figure settlement. A Chicago City Council committee voted last week to pay damages to resolve lawsuits brought by those involved in her…
