Captain ACAB

Captain ACAB Collectively tracking the hidden costs of law enforcement

$23,012,884.60

in Cook County, IL settlements

48

cases

What is this?

Every day in the United States, people from all walks of life are at the mercy of the fallibility of law enforcement officers. There are hundreds of reported cases of wrongful deaths, civil rights violations, excessive force, and other lapses in judgement, training, and oversight. These incidents often lead to settlements paid by taxpayers. Captain ACAB is a volunteer, open-source effort to track these settlements and shed light on the financial impact of law enforcement misconduct.

Where is this from?

This data is pulled by volunteers from official civic minutes documents. Captain ACAB's goal is to provide transparency with citations, always referencing the public record. This is a community effort!

Captain ACAB will be updated every Sunday, unless we say otherwise.

How can I help? / Inquiries

If you're in California, learn about SB 1013 and push your reps to pass it. If you're in a different state, we'd love to hear about other legislation we should be centering.

If you'd like to write about us, we'd love to chat, reach out to press@captainacab.com. All other inquiries can go to info@captainacab.com.

This list is not exhaustive. We update every week. Last updated Sun Sep 13 15:58:50 2026, Pacific

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All cases from:

  • 2026 (4 cases, $44,525,000.00 in settlements)
  • 2025 (5 cases, $4,475,000.00 in settlements)
  • 2024 (29 cases, $57,675,000.00 in settlements)
  • 2023 (19 cases, $21,494,999.00 in settlements)
  • 2022 (28 cases, $80,254,000.00 in settlements)
  • 2021 (10 cases, $6,120,000.00 in settlements)
  • 2020 (20 cases, $14,869,206.74 in settlements)
  • 2019 (17 cases, $44,855,000.00 in settlements)
  • 2018 (17 cases, $28,079,500.00 in settlements)
  • 2017 (12 cases, $16,930,000.00 in settlements)
  • 2016 (28 cases, $20,638,248.00 in settlements)
  • 2015 (17 cases, $36,139,000.00 in settlements)
  • 2014 (8 cases, $3,369,636.00 in settlements)
  • 2013 (13 cases, $4,584,000.00 in settlements)
  • 2012 (10 cases, $3,892,000.00 in settlements)
  • 2011 (4 cases, $2,522,000.00 in settlements)
  • 2010 (8 cases, $1,946,000.00 in settlements)
  • 2009 (4 cases, $248,750.00 in settlements)
  • 2006 (3 cases, $3,250,000.00 in settlements)
  • 2005 (3 cases, $1,337,500.00 in settlements)
  • 2004 (16 cases, $1,158,400.00 in settlements)
  • 2003 (5 cases, $62,650.00 in settlements)
  • 2002 (2 cases, $30,250.00 in settlements)
  • 2000 (3 cases, $104,250.00 in settlements)
  • 1999 (3 cases, $30,885.60 in settlements)
  • 1998 (7 cases, $127,500.00 in settlements)
  • 1996 (2 cases, $40,000.00 in settlements)
  • 1994 (4 cases, $1,563,000.00 in settlements)

All cases from:

  • CA (240 cases, $357,359,784.00 in settlements)
  • IL (48 cases, $23,012,884.60 in settlements)
  • MI (1 cases, $8,250,000.00 in settlements)
  • RI (5 cases, $2,012,706.74 in settlements)
  • NC (2 cases, $2,031,750.00 in settlements)
  • WI (1 cases, $7,500,000.00 in settlements)
  • TN (1 cases, $150,000.00 in settlements)
  • TX (3 cases, $4,650.00 in settlements)

All cases

(301 cases, $400,321,775.34 in settlements)

Compensation Date Approved Municipality State Reason
$7,250,000.00 2024-07-25 Cook County IL Wrongful incarceration
$412,500.00 2024-07-25 Cook County IL Wrongful incarceration
$4,500.00 2018-11-14 Cook County IL Discrimination
$3,750,000.00 2018-11-14 Cook County IL Wrongful incarceration
$250,000.00 2016-11-16 Cook County IL Wrongful death
$110,000.00 2016-09-14 Cook County IL Wrongful death
$12,500.00 2016-08-03 Cook County IL Excessive force; civil rights violations
$2,000.00 2016-06-08 Cook County IL Excessive detention
$99,999.00 2016-06-08 Cook County IL Wrongful death
$12,500.00 2016-06-08 Cook County IL Excessive force
$5,000.00 2016-06-08 Cook County IL Battery
$5,000.00 2016-03-02 Cook County IL Civil rights violations
$325,000.00 2016-03-02 Cook County IL Wrongful death
$1,000.00 2016-01-13 Cook County IL Civil rights violations
$18,500.00 2016-01-13 Cook County IL Civil rights violations
$3,750.00 2016-01-13 Cook County IL Civil rights violations
$6,000,000.00 2016-01-13 Cook County IL Wrongful death
$15,000.00 2013-10-22 Cook County IL Wrongful death
$25,000.00 2013-10-02 Cook County IL Civil rights violations
$6,000.00 2010-10-19 Cook County IL Civil rights violations
$10,000.00 2009-06-16 Cook County IL Wrongful death
$12,000.00 2009-06-16 Cook County IL Civil rights violations
$1,500,000.00 2006-07-18 Cook County IL Excessive force; false arrest
$362,500.00 2005-03-15 Cook County IL Excessive force
$900,000.00 2005-03-15 Cook County IL Wrongful death
$5,000.00 2004-12-01 Cook County IL Excessive force
$500.00 2004-12-01 Cook County IL Excessive force
$19,000.00 2004-05-18 Cook County IL Excessive force; false arrest
$30,000.00 2002-04-23 Cook County IL Automobile accident
$5,000.00 2000-09-07 Cook County IL Civil rights violations
$9,250.00 2000-09-07 Cook County IL Automobile accident
$90,000.00 2000-06-07 Cook County IL Civil rights violations
$16,049.60 1999-11-09 Cook County IL Wrongful incarceration
$7,336.00 1999-06-22 Cook County IL Automobile accident
$7,500.00 1999-06-22 Cook County IL Civil rights violations
$1,000.00 1998-06-16 Cook County IL Civil rights violations
$60,000.00 1998-06-16 Cook County IL Civil rights violations
$10,000.00 1998-03-05 Cook County IL Wrongful incarceration
$500.00 1998-03-05 Cook County IL Civil rights violations
$5,000.00 1998-03-05 Cook County IL Automobile accident
$36,000.00 1998-03-05 Cook County IL False arrest
$15,000.00 1998-03-05 Cook County IL Civil rights violations
$5,000.00 1996-10-08 Cook County IL Police incident
$35,000.00 1996-10-08 Cook County IL Civil rights violations
$5,000.00 1994-10-04 Cook County IL Civil rights violations
$1,500,000.00 1994-10-04 Cook County IL Wrongful death; medical negligence
$50,000.00 1994-02-01 Cook County IL Civil rights violations
$8,000.00 1994-02-01 Cook County IL Negligence