Chicago City Council committee OKs $10 million payment in Burge case - So former Mayor Richard Daley doesn't have to testify under oath!

A key City Council committee today endorsed a $10 million payment to a man who was wrongfully convicted after being beaten into a false confession by detectives working under disgraced former Chicago Police Cmdr. Jon Burge.

The Finance Committee’s approval makes approval of the payment to Eric Caine a matter of routine when the full council meets next Wednesday.

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