The City Council on Wednesday approved $29. 2 million in settlements over wrongful conviction lawsuits connected to a disgraced former Chicago police detective.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two police officers and five staff members are under gross misconduct investigation over the response to safeguarding concerns at a summer camp where children were given sweets laced with tranquilliser, with some sexually abused.

It was an emotional day of testimony on Tuesday in the trial of a wrongful Chicago Police raid. The family that filed a civil rights lawsuit took the stand on the second day of the trial.