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[–] 17676122? 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Bail.

He paid to get out of jail and the city gets to keep the money.

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[–] 17676249? 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I thought he was innocent? As far as I know, innocent people don't forfeit bond money.

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[–] 17676436? ago 

No the charges were dropped, on condition that he forfeit the bail money

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[–] 17683223? [S] ago 

Thanks, I was reading it wrong! "Give up his bond, to the city of Chicago" makes sense but I parsed it as "Give up his [bond to the city of Chicago]" i.e., the bond was somehow part of the city. Then I got broken down that path and never bubbled back up to "oh, right, bail bond."