Allegations:
In March 2007, Smyth was pulling into her garage in the Bucktown neighborhood when officers pulled their squad car in front of her. Officer Powe jumped out of the squad car and came up to Smyth's window with his gun drawn. He ordered Smyth out of her car and handcuffed her. Powe and an unknown officer took Smyth up to her apartment, where they held her at gunpoint and locked her in a bathroom. While in the bathroom, Smyth cried and urinated on herself. After a few hours, two other officers arrived at the apartment. They all taped Smyth's hands and legs to a chair using duct tape. Later that evening, Smyth's boyfriend, Clark, arrived and the officers grabbed him as soon as he got out of the elevator and took him into the apartment at gunpoint. The officers duct-taped Clark's mouth, eyes, hands and feet and held him for several hours. An officer forced Smyth at gunpoint to leave her apartment and drive him to Clark's South Side apartment. On the way there, the officer requested backup. The officer and Smyth then drove back to her apartment. Smyth and Clark were kicked and beaten by the officers. The officers took Clark to another location while his eyes were still taped. The officers threw him down a set of stairs, beat him with a baseball bat and burned his chin using a lighter. During their detainment, Smyth's and Clark's homes were searched without warrants. Smyth and Clark were held for 14 and eight hours, respectively. Later that year, both were requested to come to the station for further questioning, and were held for 13 hours.