Massive spending to fight lawsuits over wrongful convictions could cost Chicago taxpayers $1 billion – ABC7 (Chicago)

Mayor Brandon Johnson is inheriting a long list of lawsuits against Chicago filed by wrongfully convicted people who have certificates of innocence, which are granted by a judge. One such case just settled for $14.5 million. Yet, the city's pattern of practice is to fight these cases for years, spending tens of millions of taxpayer dollars. The practice has been happening for decades.