The Chicago Board of Education voted Wednesday to approve a $17.5 million settlement for a former student who was sexually abused by her former school administrator.

It is believed to be one of the largest settlements involving a sex abuse case in Illinois school history, according to sources familiar.

The former student, identified in her lawsuit as "Jane Doe," sued Chicago Public Schools over the abuse she says she endured while she attended Little Village Lawndale High School several years ago.

Wednesday's vote to approve the settlement will dismiss a lawsuit the former student brought last year against Chicago Public Schools.

Under the terms, the Chicago Board of Education "specifically denies that it is legally liable" and agreed to the settled to end what it called "costly liti

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