By Jonah Newman, The Chicago Reporter
“Chicago taxpayers will continue to pay extra for police misconduct lawsuits because the mayor’s proposed 2017 budget doesn’t cover the expected costs – meaning costly borrowing will make up the difference.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s budget continues a long history in Chicago of questionable fiscal management of misconduct lawsuits. From 2012 to 2015, the city spent more than $263 million on settlements, judgments and outside legal counsel for police misconduct.”
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