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A controversial settlement remains in legislative limbo after a deal to award $1.25 million to the family of a man shot and killed by police after firing at officers first was not brought up for a planned vote today.
Aldermen had appeared poised for a tense debate over the settlement recommended by city attorneys for the family of Dexter Reed as a way to avoid a potentially more costly payout in court. But Ald. Pat Dowell, chair of the City Council’s Finance Committee, withheld the settlement when it came up for a vote.
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President Donald Trump is expected to pardon ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich 5 years after commuting his sentence
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