Arthur L. Lewis, Jr., et al. v. City of Chicago

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ARTHUR L. LEWIS, JR., et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) Case No. 98‑cv‑5596 v. ) ) Honorable Joan B. Gottschall CITY OF CHICAGO, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER After more than a decade of litigation, including a trip to the United States Supreme Court, this class action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq., filed by African‑American individuals who took the City of Chicago’s 1995 written Firefighters Examination, culminated in a consent decree, that is, an…