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The Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on May 27, 2020, in Chicago.

Chicago’s federal courthouse to reopen Wednesday after ‘system failures’ prompt closure

September 6, 2022 at 3:11 p.m.

The Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in downtown Chicago will reopen Wednesday after "system failures" prompted a one-day closure of the 60-year-old building, delaying the high-profile trial of singer R. Kelly. The...

In this Feb. 22, 2019, photo, former Chicago Sun-Times reporter Jim DeRogatis talks to reporters after a news conference by Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx announcing charges against R. Kelly, the R&B star, with 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse involving multiple victims in Chicago.

Music critic Jim DeRogatis seeks to quash subpoena to testify at R. Kelly trial

September 6, 2022 at 12:56 p.m.

Attorneys for longtime music critic Jim DeRogatis filed a motion Tuesday seeking to quash a defense subpoena to testify at disgraced singer R. Kelly's federal criminal trial. The motion, filed...

Singer R. Kelly, center, appears at a hearing at Leighton Criminal Court Building in June 2019 in Chicago.

Chicago federal courthouse to close Tuesday, delaying R. Kelly trial proceedings

September 5, 2022 at 8:04 p.m.

The Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in downtown Chicago will be closed Tuesday due to an unspecified "operational issue," federal authorities announced Monday evening in an email sent to attorneys. The closure...

R. Kelly turns himself in at 1st District police headquarters in Chicago on Feb. 22, 2019.

There were plenty of surprises in prosecution’s case against R. Kelly. But will any spell acquittal?

September 4, 2022 at 10:53 a.m.

High-profile federal conspiracy trials like the one unfolding in Chicago against disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly don't typically have many made-for-TV bombshells. By the time the curtain raises, evidentiary issues...

R. Kelly speaks at his federal trial, but only to tell judge he won’t testify

September 1, 2022 at 3:58 p.m.

R. Kelly's voice had been heard a few times in three weeks of testimony at his Chicago federal trial: crooning one of his biggest hits at the 1998 Grammys, rapping...

All eyes on defense after arguments in R. Kelly motions for acquittal heard

August 31, 2022 at 4:47 p.m.

The judge overseeing R. Kelly's federal child pornography trial said he will rule Thursday on requests by the disgraced R&B star and his two co-defendants to acquit them of all...

Prosecutors rest case at R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago; fourth woman testifies she was victim

August 30, 2022 at 6:43 p.m.

Nia was just 15 when she left her Atlanta home in 1996 to fly to Minneapolis at the request of R. Kelly, the R&B superstar twice her age. She had...

Two more R. Kelly accusers take the stand against disgraced singer, say he videotaped them having sex as minors

August 29, 2022 at 7:41 p.m.

The two women who took the stand against R. Kelly in his federal trial in Chicago on Monday couldn't have been more different in demeanor. One was fierce and unapologetically...

Kansas City man testifies about returning copy of purported R. Kelly sex tape to singer’s associates for cash

August 28, 2022 at 8:36 a.m.

The Kansas City man at the center of an alleged scheme to hide a sex tape showing R. Kelly in a threesome with a 14-year-old girl told a federal jury...

Former R. Kelly girlfriend testifies singer’s associate suggested they should’ve killed her over sex tape

August 28, 2022 at 8:34 a.m.

Get the latest from Friday: 'Exhausted' key witness breaks down at R. Kelly's federal trial A former girlfriend of R. Kelly's sobbed in a federal courtroom Thursday as she testified...

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