Thomas v. Cook County
32 y.o. man denied medical care in jail died of meningitis and pneumonia while jailers assumed he was detoxing from heroin; survived by mother.
N.D. Ill.
Hope v. City of Chicago
Police shot African-American man accused of trying to run over officers with a vehicle; survived by 5 y.o. son.
Coleman v. City of Chicago
38 y.o., disruptive, mentally ill man, dragged from jail cell, beaten, and repeatedly Tased to death; survived by parents.
Laquan McDonald v. City of Chicago
Death of 17 y. o. boy, who was shot 16x by a single officer while he was said to be carrying a knife. Survived by mother; appears to have settled prior to lawsuit. Murder charges against officer pending.