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 […]
WAT?: Wealthy Illinois Parents Are Giving Up Custody of Their Children to ‘Exploit a Legal Loophole Which Allows the Teens to Qualify for College Financial Aid’…
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 […]
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