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Jussie Smollett to receive sentence after staged attack conviction
Actor Jussie Smollett is returning to courtroom for sentence after jury found him guilty of lying to police about suffering a hate crime.
Actor Jussie Smollett testifies he did drugs, engaged in sex acts with man who accused him of staging hoax
Jussie Smollett, who starred on the TV show Empire took the witness stand Monday at his trial on charges of staging a racist, anti-gay attack on himself and lying to Chicago police about it.
Jussie Smollett lawyer tells court he's 'a real victim' of racist and homophobic attack
Jussie Smollett "is a real victim" of a "real crime," his lawyer told jurors on Monday at the start of the former Empire actor's trial, despite prosecutors' claim that he staged a homophobic and racist attack in Chicago.
Laquan McDonald shooting: Chicago police could be subject of federal probe
The U.S. Justice Department is expected to launch a wide-ranging investigation this week into the patterns and practices of the Chicago Police Department after recent protests over a video showing a white Chicago police officer shooting a black teenager 16 times, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Illinois official says police officer who sparked manhunt committed suicide
Authorities will announce that a northern Illinois police officer whose shooting death led to a massive manhunt in September committed suicide, an official briefed on the crime investigation told The Associated Press.