June 07, 2016
An Illinois federal judge signed off on an agreement Tuesday that ends a lawsuit between Chicago and the U.S. Department of Justice over the city police department's use of an allegedly discriminatory residency requirement, saying that the settlement may not be perfect but it comes pretty close.
February 10, 2016
The Chicago City Council approved a $3.1 million settlement on Wednesday in a U.S. Department of Justice suit claiming the Chicago Police Department discriminated against foreign-born job applicants through a policy requiring new officers to have been in the country for at least 10 years.
February 05, 2016
The Chicago Police Department will pay $3.1 million to settle a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit brought Friday claiming the department discriminated against foreign-born applicants through its policy of only hiring people who have lived in the U.S. for the last 10 years.