City of Chicago poised to settle Koschman civil case for $250,000

By Sun-Times staff

Nanci Koschman pauses as she remembers the death of her son, David Koschman, on Friday, March 21, 2014. She said she is angry over what she terms a cover-up by authorities trying to protect Mayor Daley’s nephew, R.J. Vanecko, and vows to continue fighting for her son. | Peter Holderness / Sun-Times

The city of Chicago is set to pay Nanci Koschman $250,000 to settle the lawsuit she filed accusing City Hall and the Chicago Police Department of taking part in a coverup involving her son’s death in 2004 at the hands of a nephew of then-Mayor Richard M. Daley.

The proposed settlement of the suit over David Koschman’s death after being punched by Daley nephew Richard J. “R.J.” Vanecko is set to be approved Monday by the Chicago City Council Finance Committee.

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