Well-to-do Illinois parents, including lawyers, doctors and realtors, are reportedly giving up custody of their high school-aged children in order to help them secure scholarships and financial aid reserved for low-income students. Separate investigations conducted by ProPublica Illinois and The Wall Street Journal have uncovered dozens of cases in the wealthy suburbs of Chicago involving […]
Jussie Smollett Fights Special Prosecutor Appointment In Criminal Case Over Alleged Attack…
A month after an Illinois judge ordered that a special prosecutor be appointed to investigate the handling of Jussie Smollett’s abandoned criminal case, the former Empire actor today says he wants that move rendered null and void. “Jussie Smollett, by his attorneys, Geragos & Geragos, respectfully requests that this Court grant his Motion, vacate the […]
At Least 41 Shot, 9 Fatally, over Weekend in Gun-Controlled Chicago…
At least 41 people were shot, nine fatally, over the weekend in gun-controlled Chicago. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that 31-year-old Raymond A. Hicks was shot just before 6 pm Friday then found in an alley with wounds to his chest and head. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Fifty-seven-year-old George Bingham was shot to […]
R. Kelly Hit with Federal Indictments in New York, Chicago…
Embattled R&B singer R. Kelly was arrested Thursday in Chicago on new federal charges alleging child pornography and obstruction of justice, including allegations of orchestrating a scheme to groom and sexually exploit young girls, that he paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to recover child-sex tapes and that he pressured witnesses to change their stories […]
Guess Who Can Still Be Charged?…
Chicago State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and her office completely botched the Jussie Smollett case, a judge ruled Friday as he appointed a special prosecutor who could bring new criminal charges against the actor. In a scathing ruling, Judge Michael Toomin wrote Smollett’s case was rife with “unprecedented irregularities” that warrant the appointment of independent counsel […]
Obama Center Gets Green Light from Federal Judge…
A federal judge this week cleared the way for former President Barack Obama to begin building his presidential center on Chicago’s South Side, overruling the objections of community groups who said they were being steamrolled. Environmentalists and park supporters had sued to block the $500 million project, arguing it was a misuse of valuable land […]
Chicago Police Department Releases Jussie Smollett 911 Call…
Recordings of Jussie Smollett’s 911 calls to the Chicago Police Department in which he claims to be the victim of a racially motivated attack were released to the public Wednesday. Smollett reportedly didn’t want to make the call himself, so he had a friend call the police for him, CBS Chicago reported. The caller claimed […]
Jussie Smollett Driving His Mercedes to do a ‘Run Through’ of Staged Hoax Attack…
Chicago PD: Prosecutor Predicted Smollett Case Resolution Weeks Before It Happened in an ‘Emergency’ Court Session…
The Chicago Police Department on Thursday released the “electronic record” of its investigation into actor Jussie Smollett’s hate crime allegation that determined the TV star faked a late January attack by racist, homophobic, Donald Trump-supporting men with the help of two black bodybuilders from Lakeview who worked as extras on Fox’s Empire program. Perhaps the […]
Chicago Police Release Hundreds of Pages of Documents Related to Jussie Smollett Case…
The Chicago Police Department released more than 400 pages of documents related to the investigation and arrest of “Empire” star Jussie Smollett. Thursday’s release came a week after a Cook County judge ordered the information be released in response to Freedom of Information Act requests from media outlets. Smollett was accused of hiring two individuals […]
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