Pay $13M to Man Who Spent 26 Years in Prison After Being Wrongfully Convicted, City Lawyers Recommend

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Original Load Date May 14, 2026, 1:02 p.m.
Last Updated May 14, 2026, 1:02 p.m.
Original URL https://news.wttw.com/2026/05/14/pay-13m-man-who-spent-26-years-prison-after-being-wrongfully-convicted-city-lawyers

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Chicago taxpayers should pay $13 million to a man who spent 26 years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of a 1991 murder, city lawyers recommended. Arnold Day was 18 when he was arrested in connection with the May 1991 murder of 16-year-old Jerrod Irving in his New City apartment. Day was...