CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago City Council committee has approved paying $250,000 to settle a lawsuit accusing police and prosecutors of covering up the death of a man after he fought with a nephew of then-Mayor Richard M. Daley.
The Chicago Sun-Times reports (https://bit.ly/1PDV6lY ) the council’s Finance Committee authorized the settlement to Nanci Koschman on Monday. The settlement still needs approval from the full council.
Koschman’s March 2014 lawsuit accuses police of concealing information and creating false evidence to protect Daley’s nephew, Richard Vanecko.
Vanecko pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the 2004 death of David Koschman, who fell and struck his head. Vanecko served a 60-day jail sentence and was ordered to pay $20,000 in restitution. Vanecko’s plea came after a special prosecutor reopened the case following an investigation by the Sun-Times.
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Information from: Chicago Sun-Times, https://chicago.suntimes.com/
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