The $10 million to the Massey estate via the settlement is believed to be the single largest payout in Sangamon County history.

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump told reporters the settlement, approved Tuesday night by the Sangamon County Board, is poignant.

According to county administrator Brian McFadden, this is the largest settlement in the county’s history. The funds will come from a settlement fund and other county reserves. Romanucci noted that the money would go to Massey’s two children, with a court deciding how attorneys would be compensated.