The City Council on Wednesday approved a $12.7 million payout to Jackie Wilson after he was allegedly tortured and framed for a shooting his brother committed. The settlement, combined with the $17 ...

The Cook County Board voted Thursday to pay $17 million to a Chicago man exonerated in the 1982 killings of two on-duty police officers. The payout will resolve a civil rights lawsuit filed by Jackie ...

A man who spent nearly four decades in prison before he was cleared of the 1982 murders of two Chicago police officers is in line for a $12.7 million settlement from the city. The City Council Finance ...