The agreements come after the Board of Education approved a $1 million settlement last month in a similar complaint by a special education student at a North Side elementary school.
A lawsuit claims Special Children’s Charities wrongly told donors it is a Special Olympics entity. The complaint does not allege any misuse of funds. Rather, it says the Chicago group does good work, and its more than 50 years of support “are much appreciated.”
Despite a water temperature of just 33 degrees and a bitterly cold wind blowing off the lake, there was nothing but warmth from the crowd taking part in the 22nd Annual Chicago Polar Plunge.