Politics & Government
Woman Sues Elmhurst Over Background Inquiry
The City Council is poised to settle the litigation next week.
ELMHURST, IL – Elmhurst aldermen are poised to settle a lawsuit arising from a background investigation for a city police officer's position, according to city records.
On Monday, the City Council is set to vote on a settlement agreement with Amanda Reid, who filed the lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court in October 2021.
The council's meeting agenda packet does not include the agreement. But a city resolution said the plaintiff made civil rights claims against a former city employee related to the background inquiry.
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Other defendants in the lawsuit are the Burbank Police Department, the Grundy County 911 Center and Bud Hicks, who has been the center's director.
Reid has been represented by the Chicago-based Disparti Law Group, headed by Larry Disparti. Its slogan is "Larry Wins." Patch left a message for comment Friday morning.
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Patch has filed a public records request with the city for the settlement agreement and lawsuit.
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