Chicago Archdiocese to pay $5.5 million to 9 abuse victims, attorneys say

The Archdiocese of Chicago will pay out more than $5 million to a small number of abuse victims after a recent settlement, attorneys said this week. Lawyers with Jeff Anderson & Associates, a law firm that specializes in abuse cases, announced at a press event on Sept. 10 that they had settled with the archdiocese for $5.5 million to be paid out to nine survivors of abuse in the Church. Attorney Jeff Anderson describe the development as a “tipping point…