A hardworking father killed just before 1 a.m. A West Side high school student murdered two hours later. A man killed amid South Side looting at a cellphone store at 12:30 p.m. A college freshman who hoped to become a correctional officer, gunned down at 4:25 p.m. after getting into an argument in Englewood. While […]
Jussie Smollett Once Again Pleads Not Guilty in Alleged Fake Attack As Lawyers Take Fight to State’s High Court…
A distinct atmosphere of deja vu hung over the Leighton Criminal Court Building on Monday as a black SUV pulled up to the curb and Jussie Smollett stepped out. The charges the former “Empire” actor was there to face were the same. The allegations that he’d staged a sensational hate crime attack on himself were […]
Motions Filed in Jussie Smollett’s Criminal Case…
Jussie Smollett Faces New Disorderly Conduct Charges in Alleged Fake Attack…
Actor Jussie Smollett is facing new criminal charges nearly a year after Cook County prosecutors dropped disorderly conduct counts against him for allegedly orchestrating a racist, homophobic attack on himself early last year. Smollett was indicted by a special Cook County grand jury on six counts of disorderly conduct for allegedly making four separate false […]
This Is Rich: Jussie Smollett Sues City of Chicago for Malicious Prosecution…
Jussie Smollett says the $10,000 he was mandated to pay after the criminal case against him was closed should prevent the city of Chicago from seeking reimbursement for the police investigation following his claim, back in January 2019, that he was a victim of a racist and homophobic attack. Attorneys for the former “Empire” actor […]
The Harrowing Facts of Chicago Homicide…
The dire conditions under which black residents live in Chicago seem like an insurmountable problem. Gang violence, drugs, poverty, and a poor educational system are endemic in certain areas, and the city’s Democratic leadership does not seem interested in addressing these issues. Of course, the primary issue in Chicago is arguably the outrageous homicide rate. […]
Jussie Smollett Lawyers: Even if Actor Faked Attack, It Was Cops’ Call to Investigate It So Vigorously…
This is it. Jussie Smollett is smokin’. The actor, once a star of the hit-TV series “Empire,” is making one last attempt to get a city lawsuit against him tossed out of federal court before it proceeds to trial. Sneed learned exclusively that late Tuesday night, his attorneys filed a motion responding to the city’s […]
Former U.S. Attorney Dan Webb Named Special Prosecutor to Look Into Jussie Smollett Case…
Former U.S. Attorney Dan Webb was sworn in Friday as a special prosecutor to investigate the entire Jussie Smollett case, from the former “Empire” actor’s claims that he was the target of a racist and homophobic attack to prosecutors’ sudden decision to drop charges that he had faked the assault. Webb’s appointment marks the end […]
28 Shot, 5 Fatally, over Weekend in Democrat-Controlled Chicago…
NBC Chicago reports the first of the weekend’s fatalities was a double murder that occurred in a shooting around 4 pm Friday. The fatality occurred Sunday evening, when a 41-year-old man was shot twice and killed on South Crilly. Earlier Sunday a 46-year-old woman was shot and killed while “driving southbound in the 5100 block […]
Obama Center Would Have ‘Adverse Effects’ on Historic Jackson Park…
An official review released Monday says the Obama Presidential Center would likely have an “adverse effect” on the historic design of Jackson Park. The review is taking place because Jackson Park is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, in part because it was the site of the 1893 World’s Fair. Mayor Lightfoot addressed […]
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