Edmond v. City of Chicago, The

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION DERRICK EDMOND, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) No. 17-cv-04858 vs. ) ) Judge Joan B. Gottschall CITY OF CHICAGO, et al., ) ) Magistrate Judge Sheila Finnegan Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER The nine plaintiffs in this proposed class action are current or former employees of the City of Chicago’s Department of Water Management (“the Water Department”). 2d Am. Compl. [“SAC”] ¶ 16, ECF No. 87. Each plaintiff is an African American individual. SAC ¶¶ 17–25. According to the Second Amended Complaint,…