A month before what could have been an embarrassing trial, the city has settled a lawsuit alleging Black employees at the Chicago Department of Water Management were subjected to years of racist and sexist slurs, including some by politically connected top-level supervisors. The parties announced they had reached an agreement during a status hearing Monday before U.S. District Judge Matthew .
The city of Chicago has tentatively agreed to pay almost $6 million to settle a lawsuit against the Water Department. The suit alleged Black employees who said they endured years of racism and sexism.
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Belmont Cragin residents were filing into the cafeteria at Prieto Math and Science Academy last month to weigh in on Mayor Brandon Johnson’s signature plan to overhaul Chicago’s mental health system when they got unexpected evidence that the bold, still largely theoretical plan remains a focus at City Hall. Into the school walked Johnson, an unannounced guest at the community forum, surrounded .