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April 6, 2019 at 2:26 pm

Prosecutor defends dropping charges against Jussie Smollett

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago prosecutor whose office dismissed charged against Jussie Smollett defended the decision on Saturday, saying the "Empire" actor was treated no...

April 5, 2019 at 7:31 am

Smollett’s lawyer warns Chicago not to sue ‘Empire’ actor

CHICAGO (AP) — An attorney for Jussie Smollett has written a letter warning that if Chicago follows through on its vow to sue the "Empire"...

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April 4, 2019 at 10:11 pm

Family of missing boy was elated, then devastated by hoax VIEW

AURORA, Ill. (AP) — Eight years after an Illinois boy disappeared, his family began to think that their nightmare might be over at last. A...

This undated photo provided by the Aurora, Ill., Police Department shows missing child, Timmothy Pitzen. Police in the Chicago suburb of Aurora say the department is sending two detectives to the Cincinnati area to investigate a missing child report that could involve the Aurora boy who disappeared in 2011. Aurora Police Sgt. Bill Rowley said Wednesday, April 3, 2019 that the department knows there is a boy involved but they don’t know who he is or if he has any connection to the Timmothy Pitzen case. (Aurora Police Department via AP) CER106 CER106

April 4, 2019 at 5:30 am

FBI rejects young man’s claim to be long-missing boy

A young man found wandering the streets of Newport, Kentucky, on Wednesday identified himself as 14-year-old Timmothy Pitzen and claimed he had just escaped from...

April 2, 2019 at 9:10 am

Judge to consider request from media to unseal Smollett file

CHICAGO (AP) — A judge said Tuesday that it will be several weeks before he decides whether to make public the court file in the...

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FILE – In this Dec. 1, 2016, file photo, Kim Foxx, left, greets Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson at her swearing in ceremony as the new Cook County State’s Attorney in Chicago. The outrage was swift and overwhelming: How could prosecutors in Chicago drop charges against former “Empire” cast member Jussie Smollett for allegedly orchestrating a fake attack and allow him to wipe his record clean without so much as an apology? But for all of the public outrage, the Chicago Police Department and Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office insist their relationship is strong, even if they didn’t agree on the outcome in Smollett’s case. (Nancy Stone/Chicago Tribune via AP, File) ILCHT104 ILCHT104

April 1, 2019 at 10:52 am

Once a rising star, Chicago prosecutor under scrutiny for handling of Smollett, R. Kelly cases VIEW

CHICAGO (AP) — Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx was elected in 2016 mainly because of anger that the prosecutor she ousted had waited a...

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April 1, 2019 at 7:05 am

Amid legal troubles, Avenatti scrutinized for R. Kelly role

CHICAGO (AP) — A lawyer defending R. Kelly said Monday that the prosecution's sex-abuse case against the R&B singer had been marred by the involvement...

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March 20, 2019 at 12:50 pm

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