March 29, 2019 Illinois rep blasts 'bogus' Jussie Smollett case, rolls out bill to nix film tax credit for his employers To Illinois Rep. Michael McAuliffe, actions apparently speak louder than words — which is why the Chicago Republican said he's firing back at Jussie Smollett's alleged hate crime hoax charges being dropped with legislation of his own.
March 29, 2019 Rahm Emanuel blames Trump for Jussie Smollett controversy, creating 'toxic environment', tells him to 'sit on the sidelines' Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel lit into President Trump on Thursday, demanding the commander-in-chief butt out of the drama unfolding over "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett.
March 29, 2019 Trooper's death was 2nd of year for state police in Illinois, where squad-car crashes are too frequent Crashes into stopped squad cars on Illinois roadways, that have killed two state troopers and hospitalized at least one other since January, have state lawmakers urging drivers to "do the decent thing" and follow the law.
March 29, 2019 State's attorney did not 'formally' recuse herself in Jussie Smollett case, her office says Cook County (Ill.) State’s Attorney Kim Foxx did not “formally” recuse herself from the Jussie Smollett case, her office said in a statement Thursday, explaining that Foxx used the term "recuse" in a "colloquial" sense rather than a legal sense when she left the case in February.
March 28, 2019 Illinois state trooper fatally struck during traffic stop, officials say Authorities in Illinois on Thursday announced “the untimely and tragic death” of a state trooper who was fatally struck during a traffic stop.
March 28, 2019 Chicago police sued over allegedly raiding a 4-year-old's birthday party, smashing the cake Chicago police officers mistakenly raided a 4-year-olds birthday party with their guns drawn and smashed the birthday cake, a lawsuit filed by the toddler’s family claims.
March 28, 2019 Illinois woman held 33 Guatemalans in basement, forced them into labor, threatened deportation, authorities say An Illinois woman was arrested after she held 33 Guatemalan immigrants, including children, in her basement and forced them to work and threatened them with deportation, federal authorities said.
March 28, 2019 Chicago prosecutor Kim Foxx chided by national attorneys group after Jussie Smollett charges dropped The decision by Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx's office to drop charges that “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett staged a racist, anti-gay attack has drawn scorn from not only the mayor of Chicago and members of law enforcement, but a national group that claims to represent thousands of prosecutor offices.
March 27, 2019 Smollett damage control seen in internal email from Foxx's office as she defends 'alternative prosecution model' ӣƵ obtained an internal e-mail from the office of Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx that asks workers to dig for any examples that bolsters Foxx’s claim that the dropped charges in the Smollett case aren’t as uncommon or shocking as they seem.
March 27, 2019 Chicago cops shared data on Smollett's iCloud with FBI: report Newly released documents on Wednesday revealed fresh details about the data the Chicago Police Department shared with the FBI in the Jussie Smollett case.