$14.25M settlement proposed for man who spent 20 years in prison for double-murder he didn’t commit

Daniel Taylor, shown in 2013, sued the city of Chicago over his wrongful conviction for a double murder he could not have committed. He was in police custody on a disorderly conduct charge at the time of the killings. (Associated Press)

Daniel Taylor can never recoup the more than 20 years he spent in prison for a double-murder he couldn’t possibly have committed because he was a 17-year-old in police custody on an unrelated disorderly conduct charge at the time of the gruesome crime.

But if the City Council’s Finance Committee signs off on a $14.25 million settlement on the agenda for Thursday’s meeting, Taylor will soon be a wealthy man.