Will civil lawsuits targeting cash, cars and homes bring Chicago’s most violent street gangs to their knees? Or will Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s latest anti-crime crusade end up being a placebo at best and, at worst, further undermine police-community relations and inadvertently target innocent relatives?
Will five people dragged from a car by Chicago police officers responding to rampant looting at the Brickyard Mall in May 2020 share a $1.67 million settlement?
