CHICAGO (WGN) - There's a proposed settlement of $90 million the city of Chicago must pay in relation to a disgraced former police sergeant.

Chicago's corporate counsel is proposing a $90 million settlement to end 176 lawsuits against the city, all tied to former police Sgt. Ronald Watts and another officer who pleaded guilty more than a decade ago to stealing money from an FBI informant.

The lawsuits represented people who allege their convictions were based on fabricated evidence from Watts and his team.

All of those convictions have been vacated, and nearly all plaintiffs were granted certificates of innocence.

"This was not a difficult conclusion for me to reach. It was difficult to accomplish," Corporation Counsel Mary B. Richardson-Lowry said. "The liability of the city from my p

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