City floats $260.8M Guevara wrongful-conviction deal

ChicagoABC7 Chicago · Oct 2, 2026

City floats $260.8M Guevara wrongful-conviction deal

Would cover 17 exonerees across 16 suits; City Council expected to take it up Monday.

Chicago is proposing a $260.8 million settlement resolving 16 wrongful-conviction lawsuits tied to former CPD Detective Reynaldo Guevara, covering 17 people whose murder convictions were vacated. ABC7 notes it could be among the largest single police-misconduct payouts in U.S. history if approved.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration says payment would run over 2027–2028 budgets.

Source: ABC7 Chicago · City release

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