December 9, 2021 What the Jussie Smollett case reveals about us The details of the Jussie Smollett case are as sensational as they are disturbing but the bigger story is why a successful actor would invent such a racially-tinged plot out of whole cloth.
December 8, 2021 Jussie Smollett’s fate rests in hands of jury as one week trial draws to a close Prosecutors believe the "Empire" actor was the mastermind behind a hate crime hoax in the wee hours of a frigid Chicago winter in January 2019.
December 8, 2021 Jussie Smollett: Key moments since actor reported Chicago attack "Empire" alum Jussie Smollett's trial in his alleged hate crime hoax case has concluded with the jury out for deliberation.
December 8, 2021 Omicron in the US: Where is it this week? Florida and Illinois are the latest states to announce cases of the omicron COVID-19 variant in the country.
December 8, 2021 Chicago Police release plan for weekend, consider closing off downtown: report Chicago’s police department reportedly is telling its commanders to familiarize themselves with a plan to shut down the city’s central business district ahead of potential unrest this weekend.
December 8, 2021 Black Lives Matter stands in solidarity with Jussie Smollett: ‘We can never believe police’ Melina Abdullah, a Black Lives Matter leader, said Tuesday that the movement will continue to support former "Empire" star Jussie Smollett regardless of the outcome of his trial, where he is accused of faking a racist, homophobic hate crime against himself in 2019.
December 8, 2021 Jack Brewer rips Jussie Smollett, support from CNN's Don Lemon: 'Never thought I would see this in America' The Brewer Group CEO, Jack Brewer, torched Jussie Smollett on 'Fox & Friends First' for allegedly staging a fake hate crime, arguing 'America is better than this.'
December 8, 2021 Chicago man shot dead in suspected random attack outside Chinatown elementary school in broad daylight A 71-year-old Chicago man was fatally shot in broad daylight while reportedly walking to a local Chinatown store to pick up a newspaper.
December 7, 2021 Chicago police cancel days off for officers following violent weekend The Chicago Police Department is canceling upcoming days off for its rank-and-file “to address current crime patterns” following a series of violent incidents that took place over the weekend, reports say.
December 7, 2021 Jussie Smollett should have pleaded 'insanity' in Chicago court: Candace Owens Candace Ownens commented on the Jussie Smollett trial and said the defendant was 'not a sane person' on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight'