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Laquan McDonald doc '16 Shots' out June 14
- Showtime Documentary Films announced it will premiere the new documentary 16 Shots, from Oscar-nominated director Richard Rowley (Dirty Wars), on Friday, June 14, at 8 p.m. CT. According to a press release, the feature examines the ...
Smollett not coming back to 'Empire'
- Embattled actor Jussie Smollett will not be returning to the Fox show Empire for its sixth and final season, USA Today reported. Show co-creator Lee Daniels took to Twitter June 4 to refute a Variety report ...
Judge orders Smollett files to be unsealed
- Cook County Circuit Court Judge Steven Watkins, on May 23, ordered the case file in the now-defunct prosecution of openly gay Empire actor Jussie Smollett unsealed, The Chicago Tribune reported. Media outlets had sought to have ...
New study on gun violence against LGBTs highlights need for research
- A new report from the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law examines gun violence against LGBT people, including suicides, homicides, and other forms of gun violence. Researchers conclude that gun violence is a significant concern ...
Chicagoan alleges discrimination by Nashville employer
- A Chicago man has sued his former employer in federal court, alleging that he was dismissed from his pharmaceutical research position after he came out to co-workers. Researcher Guy Stehley alleges that he was dismissed from ...
Ex-officer charged in Andersonville incident
- Eric Elkins—a now-retired Chicago police sergeant who was under investigation and who had a history of sexual-abuse allegations—is among two people charged in an Andersonville aggravated-battery incident that took place ...
Suspects arrested in murder of queer reporter
- In Northern Ireland, authorities have arrested two teens (aged 18 and 19) in connection with the murder of 29-year-old investigative journalist Lyra McKee, who was killed during rioting in Londonderry, CNN.com reported. McKee, who was born ...
Flyers about murder victim distributed in Lake View
- Cook County Crime Stoppers distributed flyers April 13 in Chicago's Lake View neighborhood concerning the murder of Kevin Clewer. On March 24, 2004, Clewer, who was 31, was found murdered with 42 stab wounds in his ...
Chicago to sue Smollett for $130K
- The City of Chicago is planning on suing actor Jussie Smollett after he allegedly concocted an attack against himself. Outgoing Mayor Rahm Emanuel said the city is suing Smollett to repay the Windy City $130,106 for ...
Ashanti Carmon murdered, DC transgender and LGBTQ organizations plan vigil
- April 2, 2019, Washington, DC—The Transgender community condemns the murder of Ashanti Carmon, a 27-year-old transgender woman who was brutally shot multiple times to death in the 5000 Block of Jost Street in the town of ...
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Jussie Smollett Charges dropped, National Black Justice Coalition responds
- WASHINGTON, DC— This morning, news broke that the charges against Jussie Smollett for allegedly orchestrating a hate crime have been dropped. In response to the news David Johns, executive director of the National Black Justice Coalition ...
Reports: Prosecutors drop Smollett charges
- Cook County prosecutors all dropped the 16 counts of disorderly conduct facing Empire actor Jussie Smollett, according to multiple sources. Smollett maintains that he was the victim of a brutal attack in Streeterville the early morning ...
Smollett pleads not guilty
- Embattled actor Jussie Smollett, who is African-American and openly gay, pled not guilty in Cook County court March 14 regarding 16 counts of disorderly conduct for allegedly staging a phony attack and claiming he was the ...
BB gun shot at A'ville Starbucks
- Several people were taken to the hospital after a "female offender" opened fire with a BB gun at the Starbucks at 5300 N. Clark St., in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood, on March 13, NBCChicago.com noted. Witness Rich ...
Cardinal sentenced in child sex-abuse case
- Cardinal George Pell, 77—the most senior Catholic cleric ever to be convicted of child sex abuse—was sentenced to six years in prison in Australia on March 13, NBC News reported. Pell could have gotten as many ...
Smollett indicted on 16 counts
- A Cook County grand jury charged embattled Empire actor Jussie Smollett in a 16-count indictment that alleges he lied to Chicago authorities about being the victim of a what is being called a phony attack, The ...
Prosecutor chosen to oversee consent decree
- U.S. District Judge Robert Dow Jr. announced, on March 1, that former Illinois Inspector General Maggie Hickey has been chosen to oversee court-mandated reforms to the Chicago Police Department, The Chicago Tribune reported. Also, Dow said ...
Brothers in Smollett case express 'regret'
- Olabinjo and Abimbola Osundairo—the brothers who allegedly took part in what police say was a staged Jan. 29 hate-based attack on actor Jussie Smollett—issued a statement expressing "tremendous regret" for ...
Senior cleric convicted of child sex abuse
- In Australia, Cardinal George Pell—the most senior Catholic cleric ever charged with child sex abuse—has been convicted of molesting two 13-year-old choirboys, USA Today reported. Pell, Pope Francis' top financial ...
Smollett dropped from rest of 'Empire' season
- The producers of the Fox TV show Empire are dropping Jussie Smollett's character from the final two episodes of this season "to avoid further disruption on set," WGN-TV reported. "While these allegations are very disturbing, we ...
Police: Smollett behind 'shameful' stunt, actor out on $100K bail (UPDATE)
- At a Feb. 21 press conference that attracted a crowd of media, Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said that openly gay actor Jussie Smollett faked a threatening letter and then, a week later, staged a racist, ...
Smollett now officially a suspect in case (UPDATE Smollett turns himself in)
- Chicago authorities have said openly gay Empire actor Jussie Smollett is now officially a suspect in a criminal investigation, WGNTV.com reported. In a Feb. 20 tweet from Chicago Police Department's Anthony Guglielmi, he said, "Case Update: ...
More Smollett news, controversial letter, Foxx recuses self
- More developments have taken place regarding the case of Jussie Smollett—the openly gay Empire actor who claimed he was attacked in a hate-motivated crime Jan. 29, CBS 2 Chicago reported. Ola and Abel Osundairo—the two brothers ...
Report: Police focusing on Smollett, in latest twist
- In the latest twist involving the Jussie Smollett case, a police-affiliated source has said Chicago authorities are investigating if the openly gay Empire actor paid two brothers (identified by other media outlets as Olabinjo and Abimbola ...
Suspects released in Jussie Smollett case
- Chicago authorities, on Feb. 15, released two brothers of Nigerian descent (identified by other media outlets as Olabinjo and Abimbola Osundairo) who had been questioned about a reported attack on openly gay Empire star Jussie Smollett, ...
Police questioning people of interest in Jussie Smollett case (UPDATE)
- Chicago authorities are questioning two people of interest who were seen on surveillance cameras in the area where openly gay Empire actor Jussie Smollett says he was attacked in Streeterville recently, The Chicago Tribune reported. Smollett ...
Controversial police sergeant retires
- Eric Elkins—a Chicago police sergeant who was under investigation and who had a history of sexual-abuse allegations—has retired, The Chicago Tribune reported. Elkins was placed on desk duty in 2015, when four teen boys alleged he ...
Gay 'Empire' actor breaks silence after Chicago attack (UPDATE)
- Just days after saying he was attacked in an apparent hate crime in Chicago, openly gay Empire actor Jussie Smollett released a statement Feb. 1. The statement was first published in Essence magazine. "Let me start ...
Jussie Smollett of Empire attacked, community groups respond
- From the National Black Justice Coalition: WASHINGTON, DC— This morning, news broke that Tuesday night, Jussie Smollett, a cast member of 'Empire,' was brutally attacked in an apparent hate crime. In response to the news David ...
Seventeen-year-old charged with 2018 Stanton murder according to reports
- A 17-year-old has been charged with the murder of Dejanay Stanton, a transgender Chicagoan who was killed this past August. The alleged assailant, Tremon Hill, faces one first-degree murder charge in the Aug. 30 episode. Stanton's ...
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