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$5.5 million

Amount Chicago proposes paying dozens of torture victims connected to former Police Commander Jon Burge and his so-called midnight crew of rogue detectives, who solved murder, rape and arson cases by torturing suspects into confessing.

Amount Chicago proposes paying dozens of torture victims connected to former Police Commander Jon Burge and his so-called midnight crew of rogue detectives, who solved murder, rape and arson cases by torturing suspects into confessing.

Daniel Luzer is GOVERNING's news editor.