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New Wrongful Convictions Could Pressure Chicago's Finances

  CHICAGO - Chicago has paid out more than $650 million in police misconduct cases over the past 15 years or so, and that expenditure is expected to increase.

In recent months, a growing number of men who say they were framed for murders they didn't commit or convicted on trumped-up drug charges have seen their convictions overturned. And now they're suing the city.

Eighteen men investigated by former Detective Reynaldo Guevara have had their convictions overturned. A further three dozen men arrested by former Sgt. Ronald Watts have had their cases tossed out.

Attorneys predict - and city officials worry - that these cases alone could cost the city tens of millions of dollars.