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Hot mic on internet livestream catches Cook County judge ridiculing attorney after hearing

January 19, 2022 at 3:15 p.m.

A Cook County judge this week was caught on a YouTube livestream mocking an attorney who had appeared before him for arguments earlier in the day. "Can you imagine waking...

The Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in 2018. Most criminal proceedings at the federal courthouse take place via video or teleconference under an order set to expire April 4.

Chicago courthouses and jails again buffeted as latest COVID wave sweeps city: ‘We will all get through these challenges’

January 7, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

Former Ald. Ricardo Munoz was supposed to have an in-person sentencing hearing Wednesday at Chicago's federal courthouse, but instead the parties found themselves back on the telephone discussing what to...

‘Fred Flintstone to Freddy Krueger’: man testifies about alleged frightening encounter with professor on trial for murder

January 6, 2022 at 4:03 p.m.

A year and a half before a Northwestern professor was accused of fatally stabbing his boyfriend, he grabbed what appeared to be a knife and asked a Grindr date if...

Actor Jussie Smollett speaks to Judge James Linn after his sentence is read on March 10, 2022, at the Leighton Criminal Court Building.

Special prosecutor’s report on handling of Jussie Smollett matter outlines ‘major failure’ in Kim Foxx’s office

December 21, 2021 at 6:16 a.m.

Cook County prosecutors including State's Attorney Kim Foxx repeatedly went out of bounds in their handling of the Jussie Smollett case — then misled the public over and over in...

Transcript reveals jury questions during deliberations in Jussie Smollett trial and lively debate among lawyers — all outside of public view

December 17, 2021 at 7:38 a.m.

Journalists from around the country sat for hours last week in an otherwise empty Cook County courtroom, waiting for word from jurors cloistered in a back room deliberating actor Jussie...

Special prosecutor again seeking release of full report on handling of the Jussie Smollett case

December 15, 2021 at 6:09 p.m.

The team of special prosecutors handling the Jussie Smollett case is again asking permission to release its full report on authorities' conduct related to the matter. Special prosecutor Dan Webb...

Convicted in fake hate crime plot, what real punishments are possible for Jussie Smollett?

December 13, 2021 at 6:05 a.m.

Jussie Smollett walked out of the Leighton Criminal Court Building on Thursday evening stone-faced, surrounded by family, followed by a swarm of reporters shouting questions and photographers angling for a...

Jussie Smollett’s conviction for orchestrating and reporting a phony hate crime punctuates actor’s sudden downfall

December 10, 2021 at 10:30 a.m.

Jussie Smollett's star was rising fast three years ago, with his hit show "Empire" leading the ratings and providing him groundbreaking opportunities to portray a gay, Black entertainer in a...

Jury wraps a first deliberation session in Jussie Smollett’s trial for allegedly orchestrating and reporting a staged hate crime

December 9, 2021 at 6:38 a.m.

After five hours of closing arguments and more than two hours of jury deliberations on the seventh day of trial, Jussie Smollett's legal fate remains undetermined. Judge James Linn sent...

With testimony completed, closing arguments set for Wednesday in Jussie Smollett’s trial for reporting allegedly phony hate crime

December 7, 2021 at 4:39 p.m.

Jussie Smollett has been a performer all his life, but it's his role in a real-life drama that is about to come under review by a Cook County jury. After...

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