CHICAGO (WLS) -- On Thursday, the city of Chicago's lead attorney made a rare public comment about what could be an historic settlement with 180 men and women for cases brought against them by a crooked cop.

Chicago's Corporation Counsel made the case to the public. On Monday, Mary Richardson-Lowry will recommend the city settle 176 federal civil rights cases for $90 million.

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Richardson-Lowry held a news conference to talk about "a historic global settlement."

"What I thought was the fiscally responsible thing to do we need to stop the flow of fund outs with respect to these officers," Richardson-Lowry said.

All the cases are connected to disgraced former Chicago Police Sergeant Ronald Watts and his tactical team who was investi

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