If the settlement is approved, as expected, it would mark the third large settlement paid out by the City Council to resolve a lawsuit filed by the family of a Chicagoan killed during a police pursuit in 2022.
The Chicago City Council is set to pay $15 million to the family of a woman who was struck and killed by a speeding police car during a chase the officer had been ordered to stop.The Chicago City Council’s Finance Committee on Monday unanimously approved the settlement, which is scheduled for a final vote by the full City Council on Wednesday.
Blanco and other officers had been ordered to terminate the chase before the fatal collision near Irving Park Road and Ashland Avenue. Blanco’s conduct is still under investigation by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability, officials said. In other action, the Finance Committee also advanced a recommendation from city lawyers to pay $900,000 to Dwane Rowlett, who was shot by police after fleeing a traffic stop on New Year’s Day 2017.
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