Committee on Finance Approves $60+ Million in Settlements and Municipal Matters
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The Chicago City Council Committee on Finance met on May 19, 2025, and approved multiple settlement orders totaling over $60 million, including a $15.5 million settlement with Chicago Parking Meters, LLC, a $48 million settlement for three men wrongfully convicted in a 1986 fire case, and additional settlements in civil litigation matters. The committee also approved a fee waiver for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and considered various claims against the city.
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- Approved $15,500,000 settlement with Chicago Parking Meters, LLC v. City of Chicago, Department of Finance (Case No. 02-24-0008-2839)
- Approved $5,000,000 settlement in Briana Keys v. City of Chicago (Case No. 22 L 1158)
- Approved $1,200,000 settlement in Leonord Gipson v. Ronald Watts, et al. (Case No. 18 C 5120)
- Approved $8,250,000 settlement in John Velez v. City of Chicago, et al. (Case No. 18-cv-8144)
- Approved consolidated $48,000,000 settlement for John Galvan ($20,000,000), Arthur Almendarez ($20,000,000), and Francisco Nanez ($8,000,000) (Case Nos. 23 cv 3158, 23 cv 3165, 23 cv 3162)
- Approved one-time fee waiver for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago for construction project at 111 E. Erie Street (42nd Ward)
- Approved April 2025 Monthly Rule 45 Report
- Approved communication transmitting reports of verdicts, judgments, and settlements for April 2025
- Considered proposed orders authorizing payment and denial of various small claims against the City of Chicago
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Committee on Finance
Written public comment deadline: May 16, 2025, 10:00 AM
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- Summaryhttps://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/meetingattachmentspublic/ab060d56-5aa7-4d3b-899c-d5c5f34dc4db.pdf
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