Elected officials and Chicagoans concerned about misconduct by members of the Chicago Police Department now have a new way of keeping track of officers who have been repeatedly accused of wrongdoing, the city’s watchdog announced Wednesday.
Chicago taxpayers paid $295 million between 2019 and 2024 to resolve lawsuits naming CPD officers whose alleged misconduct led more than once to payouts, according to an analysis of city data by WTTW News.
“Any student of CPD’s modern history can recognize that there have been these groups of officers that have contributed more than their fair share of harm and misconduct,” Inspector General Deborah Witzburg told WTTW News Wednesday…