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

Jussie Smollett once again pleads not guilty in alleged fake attack as his lawyers take fight to state’s high court

February 24, 2020 at 5:49 p.m.

A distinct atmosphere of deja vu hung over the Leighton Criminal Court Building on Monday as a black SUV pulled up to the curb and Jussie Smollett stepped out. The...

Officers salute outside the Near North District station Feb. 13, 2020, during a memorial for Cmdr. Paul Bauer, who was killed in 2018.

Trial of man accused of killing Cmdr. Paul Bauer won’t include past incidents involving officer

February 21, 2020 at 4:00 p.m.

The man accused of killing Chicago police Cmdr. Paul Bauer in 2018 was barred Friday from telling jurors about allegedly aggressive incidents from Bauer's past — blunting the defense's attempt...

Then-U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, center, talks in 2008 at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse with Assistant U.S. Attorney Reid Schar, a prosecutor in the trial of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

Former federal prosecutors and ex-FBI boss say Trump sent wrong message with Blagojevich decision

February 18, 2020 at 10:05 p.m.

Amid the clatter over the news Rod Blagojevich would be released from prison years early, the former feds who first put him behind bars were quick to remind the public:...

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

Singer R. Kelly hit with new indictment in Chicago federal court

February 14, 2020 at 5:39 p.m.

Embattled singer R. Kelly has been hit with new federal charges in Chicago adding allegations that he sexually abused another minor victim for four years starting in 1997. A superseding...

Man who alleged torture by Burge detectives has conviction and life sentence reinstated

February 14, 2020 at 4:50 p.m.

Gerald Reed's shot at freedom came just before Christmas 2018, when a Cook County judge threw out his murder convictions amid accusations he was tortured into a false confession by...

Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx at a news conference after filing the first motions to clear cannabis convictions, in the lobby of Leighton Criminal Court Building on Dec. 11, 2019.

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s office can keep private lawyers in Jussie Smollett probe, judge rules

February 14, 2020 at 7:50 p.m.

Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx's office can continue to use private lawyers to represent it in the special prosecutor's investigation of the Jussie Smollett matter, a judge ruled Friday....

Double-jeopardy claim for Jussie Smollett could hark back to landmark case against mob hit man

February 13, 2020 at 7:06 a.m.

At first blush, the criminal cases against Jussie Smollett and Harry "The Hook" Aleman would seem to have little in common. One involves a minor celebrity who gained international notoriety...

Actor Jussie Smollett faces new disorderly conduct charges in alleged fake attack

February 12, 2020 at 9:51 a.m.

After a year of scathing headlines, escalating legal battles and bizarre tabloid twists, former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett will soon find himself in the same place he was last February...

Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx stands with some of the 12 men with convictions connected to disgraced ex-Chicago police Sgt. Ronald Watts and his crew who had their cases thrown out en masse, at the Leighton Criminal Court building, Feb. 11, 2020.

12 more cases tied to corrupt ex-cop are dismissed

February 12, 2020 at 9:57 a.m.

A dozen men with convictions connected to disgraced ex-Chicago police Sgt. Ronald Watts and his crew saw their cases thrown out en masse Tuesday, the first such exonerations since early...

Angelica Nieves-Figureroa, the sister of Jose Nieves, weeps while praying during a news conference regarding the death of her brother before the trial begins on Oct. 29, 2019.

Former Chicago police officer sentenced to 10 years in fatal shooting of unarmed man

February 10, 2020 at 3:41 p.m.

Angelica Nieves took the witness stand in Cook County court Monday, looked at the ex-Chicago cop who killed her brother, and addressed him directly. His actions had shattered her family,...

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