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Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx says the work of a special prosecutor investigating why her office dropped charges against Jussie Smollett accusing the actor of staging an attack on himself has begun. Her remarks to reporters Tuesday were her first extensive comments since a judge Friday appointed former U.S. Attorney Dan Webb as special prosecutor. Foxx said Webb “reached...

A spokesman for Jussie Smollett maintained that the actor is innocent in a statement Tuesday, responding to the city of Chicago’s recent court filing in a lawsuit seeking more than $130,000 for reimbursement of investigative costs. “Regardless of what is said by the city, every iota of information Jussie Smollett has stated has been fully corroborated by the police documents,”...

The city of Chicago has responded to a motion from “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett which seeks to dismiss the city’s lawsuit.

A 65-year-old father and long-time cab driver was killed in a tragic accident Sunday night in the Bronx when he was run over by his own taxi — and now police are looking for the last person who hailed Mohammad Zafrullah’s cab.

The city of Chicago’s Law Department has filed Thursday a civil complaint against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett under the city’s false statements ordinance.

An attorney for Jussie Smollett is warning that if Chicago sues the “Empire” actor for the cost of the investigation into his claim that he was attacked, he’ll demand sworn testimony from Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the police chief and others.

Jussie Smollett has refused to pay more than $130,000 to reimburse Chicago investigative costs and the city said Thursday it will sue the “Empire” actor for the money as reimbursement for investigating what officials say was phony racist, anti-gay attack that Smollett staged. Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s law chief sent Smollett a March 28 letter demanding he pay $130,106 — plus...

A deadline is looming for Jussie Smollett to pay more than $130,000 to Chicago for investigative costs into what city authorities say was a staged racist, anti-gay attack or risk getting slapped with a civil lawsuit.

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx announced Friday she welcomes an outside review into how her office handled the controversial Jussie Smollett case.

City lawyers on Thursday sent a demand letter to “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett seeking more than $130,000 for “overtime hours in the investigation” into his reported hate crime attack, which authorities say was staged.

A city official says Chicago is seeking $130,000 from “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett to cover the costs of the investigation into his reported beating, which police say was staged.

The Illinois Prosecutors Bar Association on Thursday called the dismissal of charges against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett “highly unusual.”

Jussie Smollett’s attorney said Thursday that the actor won’t urge prosecutors to press charges against the two brothers he said attacked him in Chicago because he simply wants to “move on,” claiming the aftermath of the alleged beating was “much harsher” than the attack itself.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said the city plans to send a bill to “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett for the cost of the investigation into his report of an alleged hate crime attack earlier this year.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Department of Justice will review the case involving “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, President Donald Trump tweeted early Thursday.

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx on Wednesday denied that she had any role in the decision to drop charges against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett.

An Illinois state representative said Tuesday that he plans to file legislation prohibiting any production employing “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett from receiving any of the state’s film tax credit.

The Chicago Police Department released several documents, including the lengthy redacted police report, related to the investigation into “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett Wednesday.

Now that charges have been dropped against Jussie Smollett, the “Empire” actor’s attorney is trying to shift attention back on two brothers who told police they were paid by Smollett to help stage a racist, anti-gay attack on him.

In less than two months, “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett’s case has taken turn after turn. But not even city officials knew what was coming on Tuesday.