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Chicago Ordered to Pay $10.5M in Police Chase Death Case

Original: Chicago Must Pay $10.5M to Family of Man Killed by Driver Being Chased by Police: Supreme Court Ruling

The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that Chicago must pay $10.5 million to the family of a man killed by a driver whom police were pursuing. The court found the city liable in the wrongful death case, a decision with implications for how municipalities handle police chase liability.

Why now: The ruling sets a costly precedent for city liability in deaths caused by police pursuits.

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