CHICAGO — Allegations of police misconduct against a former Chicago Police Department detective will cost the Windy City more than $260 million.
The mass legal settlement, approved by the Chicago City Council this week, resolves 16 cases brought forward by 17 people who claimed former Detective Reynaldo Guevara had framed them for murder during the 1980s and 1990s. When added together, these plaintiffs spent nearly 400 years in custody, all for convictions that were later vacated.
The payout could be the largest known police misconduct settlement in United States history, topping a $206 million New York Police Department settlement in 2024. The settlement is also three times higher than a $90 million payout from 2025 tied to a former Chicago Police sergeant who was accused of framing hundreds of people for drug charges…