Tapia v. City of Chicago et al

  1. March 16, 2026

    Chicago Female Cops Secure Trials In Sex Bias Suits

    The city of Chicago can't evade trial on three female cops' claims that gender discrimination cost them promotions or got them downgraded to lesser positions, an Illinois federal judge ruled, crediting evidence showing they may have been treated differently due to their sex.

  2. August 07, 2019

    Chicago Can't Dodge Suit Over Sex Bias In Police Marine Unit

    An Illinois federal judge on Wednesday rejected the city of Chicago's bid to escape allegations that a former police department employee was routinely harassed during her marine unit training as part of that department's "customary" hostile treatment of women.