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Smollett Case Could Complicate Career of State's Attorney Kim Foxx
The decision by a grand jury to restore charges against Jussie Smollett could bedevil the reelection bid of the first black woman to hold Chicago’s top law enforcement job and potentially alter the trajectory of a prosecutor once seen as a rising star in Illinois politics. The indictment drew a stinging public response from Kim Foxx, who quickly raised...
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Kim Foxx Comments on New Smollett Indictment
For the first time since new indictments were handed down by a special prosecutor against Jussie Smollett, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx spoke publicly about the case. Foxx, whose office dropped the original charges against the former “Empire” actor, says she will not challenge Special Prosecutor Dan Webb’s decision to file new charges alleging Smollett made false claims...
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Timing of New Jussie Smollett Indictment Questioned In Light of Candidate Kim Foxx
Kim Foxx did not show up to Tuesday night’s candidate forum in Lakeview, but her opponents did, piling on the Cook County State’s Attorney hours after a new indictment was announced against former ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett. NBC 5’s Patrick Fazio has the latest.
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Smollett Files Countersuit Against Chicago, Asks for Jury Trial
Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett has filed a countersuit against the city of Chicago and wants a jury trial to decide his case.
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Judge Denies Smollett's Request to Toss Lawsuit
A federal judge on Tuesday denied Jussie Smollett’s request to have a lawsuit, which was filed by the city of Chicago seeking for him to pay for the costs of a police investigation into what he claimed was a racist and homophobic attack, tossed.
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Judge: Smollett Special Prosecutor Can Stay Despite Potential Bias
A Chicago judge ruled Friday that a former U.S. attorney examining the dismissal of charges against actor Jussie Smollett can stay on as special prosecutor, despite questions over a potential bias.
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Judge to Weigh Possible Bias by Smollett Special Prosecutor
A Chicago judge could decide this week whether the special prosecutor investigating possible conflicts of interest in Jussie Smollett’s criminal case has a conflict himself, the latest twist in a saga marked by turns and reversals since the “Empire” actor reported a racist, homophobic attack that police say he staged against himself.
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Judge Orders The Release of Previously-Sealed Van Dyke Documents
A Cook County judge ordered the release Wednesday of 20 documents from the Jason Van Dyke trial which had previously been kept sealed.
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Judge Orders The Release of Previously-Sealed Van Dyke Documents
Newly-released documents reveal the intense arguments filed by former Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke, in an attempt to dismiss the murder charges he faced two years ago. NBC 5’s Phil Rogers investigates.
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Jussie Smollett's Attorneys Argue City of Chicago Lawsuit Should Be Tossed
Jussie Smollett’s attorneys have filed a motion arguing that the actor should not have to pay Chicago $130,000 for a police investigation into what he claimed was a racist and homophobic attack, because he couldn’t have known how much time and money the department would spend looking into his allegations.
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Jussie Smollett Case: Judge Names Dan Webb Special Prosecutor
An Illinois judge appointed a special prosecutor Friday to look into why state prosecutors abruptly dropped charges against actor Jussie Smollett, accused of staging a racist, anti-gay attack against himself. Cook County Judge Michael Toomin named former federal prosecutor Dan Webb as the special prosecutor in a hearing Friday after his surprise ruling in June that one was warranted. Webb...
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Read the Judge's Full Ruling on Smollett Special Prosecutor
An Illinois judge appointed a special prosecutor Friday to look into why state prosecutors abruptly dropped charges against actor Jussie Smollett, accused of staging a racist, anti-gay attack against himself.
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'Empire' Films at Location Where Jussie Smollett Said He Was Attacked
Crews for “Empire” were seen filming Tuesday at the same intersection where star Jussie Smollett said he was attacked in a hate crime that police have alleged was fabricated.
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Fox: Jussie Smollet Gone From ‘Empire,' Character Lives on
photos. Smollett’s Jamal Lyon, who last season married Kai (Toby Onwumere), will be away on his honeymoon when the Fox drama returns Sept. 24 for its sixth and last season, Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier said Wednesday. “You’ll see pictures of him in the background,” Collier said, without elaborating. He promised “surprises at the beginning of the season that you’re...
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Lawyers: Smollett is a Victim, Special Prosecutor Not Needed
Lawyers for Jussie Smollett on Friday filed motions contending that because the actor was the victim of an attack earlier this year in Chicago a judge should reverse his decision to appoint a special prosecutor.
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Indiana Police Officer Who Fatally Shot Black Man Resigns
A white Indiana police officer who fatally shot a black man, sparking protests and roiling the presidential campaign of Mayor Pete Buttigieg, has resigned. The Fraternal Order of Police announced Sgt. Ryan O’Neill’s resignation from the South Bend Police Department on Monday night. The union says O’Neill’s decision to resign was due to stress and media attention given to last...
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Pete Buttigieg Talks About Next Steps in Police Shooting Review
South Bend, Indiana, mayor and Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg says he’ll ask the city’s Board of Public Safety to conduct a “community-oriented” review of officers’ use of deadly force, body cameras and suspect pursuit policies....
Buttigieg also gave the council an update on his administration’s response to the June 16 fatal shooting of Eric Logan, who was black, by white... -
Jussie Smollett Wants Chicago Lawsuit Moved to Federal Court
Jussie Smollett wants the lawsuit that the city of Chicago filed against him moved from state court to federal court.