We know that police brutality lawsuits can drag on for years. Wealso understand that a jury trial can end with the city payingmillions in damages. Still, two settlements awarded last week inlawsuits brought against the Chicago Police Department show the harmdone when the city ends these cases by paying huge awards rather thanfighting them in a courtroom. While an out-of-court settlementcloses the books, it also leaves unanswered allegations ofwrongdoing.
In the most controversial case last week, the family of JorgeGuillen, a mentally ill Humboldt Park man who was killed in 1995, wasawarded $637,500 although the Police Board cleared three policeofficers in the …
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