CHICAGO — A month before what could have been an embarrassing trial, the city has agreed to a $5.8 million settlement in 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 .
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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 .
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