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Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail in fake attack
CHICAGO (AP) — A judge sentenced Jussie Smollett to 150 days in jail Thursday, branding the Black and gay actor a narcissistic charlatan for staging a hate crime against himself...
Jussie Smollett to learn fate after staged attack conviction
CHICAGO -- More than three years after Jussie Smollett told police he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack on a dark, cold Chicago street, all of the...
Jussie Smollett guilty verdict latest in polarizing case
Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett was convicted Thursday on charges he staged an anti-gay, racist attack on himself nearly three years ago and then lied to Chicago police about it.
EXPLAINER: Jussie Smollett¶¶Ňőap turn to testify. Will he?
After two brothers spent hours telling a jury how Jussie Smollett paid them to carry out a fake racist and anti-gay attack on himself in downtown Chicago, the big question...
Detective: Brothers detailed how Jussie Smollett staged hoax
CHICAGO -- Two brothers arrested for an alleged attack on Jussie Smollett recounted for Chicago police how the ex-“Empire” actor orchestrated the hoax, telling them via text message to meet...
Lawyer: Jussie Smollett ‘a real victim’ of attack in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett “is a real victim” of a “real crime,” his attorney said as the ex-"Empire" actor's trial started Monday, rejecting prosecutors’ allegation that he staged a...
Cook County Sheriff’s office in Chicago deals with mental health crisis one Zoom call at a time
The sergeant had so little use for the tablet that she did not bother to grab it from the seat of her squad car when she ran into the house...
Video: Chicago boy wasn’t holding gun when shot by officer
Disturbing body camera video released after public outcry over the Chicago police shooting of a 13-year-old boy shows the youth appearing to drop a handgun and begin raising his hands...
Video of fatal police shooting shows 13-year-old boy wasn’t holding gun when shot by officer
Body camera footage of a Chicago police officer fatally shooting a 13-year-old boy last month shows the officer yelling “Drop it!” at the teen right before he opens fire.
With anger at police high, officers face greater danger
A man walks up to a squad car and opens fire on two sheriff’s deputies sitting inside. Two police officers are shot after responding to sounds of gunfire during a...