City officials decided two years ago to host "Female Forces," seeing it as an opportunity to let the national spotlight shine on the police department's 18 female officers, the Chicago Tribune reported Thursday.
"We viewed it as somewhat flattering that the show would want to come out to our community," City Attorney Margo Ely said.
The Kleig lights apparently were a little too bright for some folks, though, who said in their suit against the city and the show's producers they were they were embarrassed by their appearance on the show and did not give their permission, the Tribune said.
Ely said the city won't incur legal costs because the show's producer, The Greif Co., stipulated in its contract to indemnify and defend the city in any litigation.
The city attorney also discounted the lawsuits, saying the plaintiffs "are people who are unwilling to accept responsibility for their own conduct."
The show no longer is in production.
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