A court-ordered monitor says she has been swamped by last-minute claims from people who say their lack of clout prevented them from getting jobs with the City of Chicago.

Earlier this year, the city settled a nearly 40-year-long legal battle to stop political hiring at City Hall. The $12 million settlement will go to those who say they have been discriminated against in the city’s hiring process.

Noelle Brennan says 1,451 people have submitted claims contending they were harmed by city’s hiring practices between 2000 and the end of last May.

Although Brennan says she doesn’t know the total value of the claims filed, she says they probably total more than $12 …

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