Chicago City Council Approves Settlement in Koschman Case

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago City Council has approved paying $250,000 to settle a lawsuit accusing police and prosecutors of covering up the death of a man after he fought with a nephew of then-Mayor Richard M. Daley.

The council approved the settlement during its meeting on Wednesday.

The March 2014 lawsuit accuses police of concealing information and creating false evidence to protect Daley’s nephew, Richard Vanecko.

Vanecko pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the 2004 death of David Koschman, who fell and struck his head. Vanecko served a 60-day jail sentence and was ordered to pay $20,000 in restitution. Vanecko’s plea came after a special prosecutor reopened the case following an investigation by the Chicago Sun-Times.

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