Female officer loses discrimination case

A jury has ruled that a Chicago police commander didn't discriminate against a female police officer in denying her a 2002 special assignment.

Forty-two-year-old Donna Lewis sued her former supervisor Lieutenant Terrence Williams and the city for sex discrimination.

Lewis claims Williams blocked her from going to Washington to help with crowd control during demonstrations at an International Monetary Fund conference because she was female.

She also alleges Williams sent her on more dangerous assignments after she filed grievances.

A U.S. District Court jury deliberated over two days and ruled Friday that Williams didn't discriminate and didn't retaliate against Lewis.

Williams says he's satisfied with the verdict.

Lewis' attorney Dana Kurtz says she plans to file post-trial motions.