A man cleared by DNA of killing his daughter and her friend in Zion in 2005 has settled his lawsuit against police and prosecutors, taking in more than $6 million, according to court records.
Jerry Hobbs sued several Lake County authorities in 2010, the year he was released after five years in jail awaiting trial. He had confessed to stabbing the girls after a grueling interrogation that stretched over 24 hours, but DNA evidence later linked the crime to another man.
The largest cut of the settlement will come from Waukegan's insurers, who will pay $4 million, according to an August agreement obtained by the Tribune through an open records request. Though the double murder happened in Zion, various municipalities share responsibility for Hobbs' arrest because the case was investigated by the multiagency Lake County Major Crimes Task Force.
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