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

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

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

The Chicago City Council Finance Committee voted on two major settlements Friday, both involving police incidents.

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 ...

A controversial settlement was up for a vote at City Hall on Friday over a police shooting during a traffic stop. The ...

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.

In a narrow 12-15 vote, the committee voted down a $1.25 million payment for the family of Dexter Reed, who was killed by Chicago police officers in 2024 in a shootout following a traffic stop on ...