November 03, 2026
Chicago urged an Illinois federal judge to limit damages in a long-running overtime lawsuit, arguing that a payroll mistake that led to some officers being underpaid was unintentional, while the officers said the city's wage violations were willful and warrant additional compensation.
November 06, 2020
The city of Chicago is on the hook for unpaid overtime owed to police officers who worked special assignments, as a proposed class has clearly demonstrated they're owed the additional compensation under collective bargaining agreements with the city, an Illinois federal judge ruled Thursday.