Chicago to weigh paying $875K to settle claims tied to police handling of George Floyd protests

Source WBEZ
Original Load Date Jan. 13, 2026, 6:01 a.m.
Last Updated Jan. 13, 2026, 6:01 a.m.
Original URL https://www.wbez.org/city-hall/2026/01/13/george-floyd-protests-chicago-police-department-response-lawsuit-proposed-settlement

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Chicago taxpayers could soon be on the hook for $875,000 to compensate demonstrators who claim they were manhandled and beaten by Chicago police officers during the civil unrest that in some instances devolved into looting after the 2020 murder of George Floyd. [ A scathing report ][47] by the insp...