City settles police misconduct lawsuit after new evidence surfaces — again
In what is becoming a routine occurrence at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, City Hall has settled another lawsuit alleging police misconduct days before trial after crucial new evidence surfaced at the last minute.
Aretha Simmons sued the city in 2014 over the execution of a search warrant, alleging Chicago police pointed a gun at the chest of her 3-year-old daughter from six inches away when they raided her home in August 2013.