Actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction on charges that he staged a racist and homophobic attack against himself in downtown Chicago in 2019 and lied to police was overturned Thursday over ...

In January 2019, actor Jussie Smollett told police he ... public legal battle with the city of Chicago, and an indictment against Smollett on criminal charges in early 2020.

CHICAGO — President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in on Monday and among the Chicagoans traveling to Washington, D.C., are Ola and Bola Osundairo, the brothers linked to Jussie Smollett’s s ...

Chicago's mayor Rahm Emanuel says the sudden move to drop charges against actor Jussie Smollett over a hoax attack has made a fool of the city. The state's attorney's office maintains Mr Smollett ...

In his epic poem “Chicago,” Carl Sandburg popularized the moniker of Chicago as the “city of big shoulders.” But the famed poet also described the unsavory underbelly of this metropolis ...

Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, right, arrives at the George N. Leighton Criminal Court Building for a hearing on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune via AP) ...

Charges were dropped against Jussie Smollett, who had been accused of lying about suffering a hate crime, but the city still wants $130K from him. (JTA) — The City of Chicago is seeking a $ ...

The former television star's two and a half year probation sentence, including five months in Cook County jail, also comes with an order that he pay $120K to the city of Chicago. Actor Jussie Smollett ...

How did hate-crime huckster Jussie Smollett get away with it? All crooked roads in Chicago lead back to the Obamas. On Tuesday, as part of a sealed deal, the Illinois state attorney’s office ...

Unlike in a criminal court that presumes innocence absent actual evidence, most cases brought in the court of public opinion ...

Anthony Anderson Says He's 'Happy' for Jussie Smollett: 'The System Worked for Him' City of Chicago Demands Jussie Smollett Pay $130,000 to Cover Overtime for Police Investigation Will Jussie ...

homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and then lying about it to Chicago police. Actor Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail for lying about staged hate attack Cook County Judge James ...