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Attorney Gloria Schmidt Rodriguez walks with clients Abimbola Osundairo, left, and Olabinjo Osundairo, far right, as they arrive at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse to testify in the trial of actor Jussie Smollett Thursday in Chicago. Smollett’s legal team was seeking to dent the credibility of Olabinjo, a state witness, who testified that Smollett recruited him and his brother to stage a racist, homophobic attack three years ago. The man trailing the trio identified himself as a bodyguard. – Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Photo

Smollett lawyer suggests star witness sought money, fame

Jussie Smollett’s legal team suggested Thursday that a star state witness who testified that the former “Empire” actor recruited him and his brother to stage a fake attack isn’t credible and that he was trying to further his career and make money off his relationship with the actor.
By Don Babwin and Sara Burnett
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Police: Jussie Smollett ‘upset’ camera didn’t record attack

Jussie Smollett, who is accused of lying to police when he reported he was the victim of racist and homophobic attack in downtown Chicago, appeared troubled when he was told that a surveillance camera did not record the alleged assault, a police detective testified Wednesday.
By Don Babwin and Sara Burnett
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Pritzker signs new Illinois congressional map into law

Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed Illinois’ new congressional district map into law Tuesday, formalizing political boundaries drawn to help Democrats in next year’s midterm elections, when Republicans are well positioned to win control of the U.S. House of Representatives.
By Sara Burnett

Clerk of Cook Circuit delivers state of court address, focuses on tech

Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Iris Y. Martinez addressed technology and other issues in her first State of the Clerk’s Office address Wednesday at the Cook County Administration Building.
By Grace Barbic

Cook County associate judge on restricted duty after DUI  charge

Cook County Circuit Court Associate Judge Mohammed M. Ghouse has been placed on restricted duty after a drunk driving charge.
By Grace Barbic

Judge OK’s workplace COVID-19 death case

A Cook County Circuit Court judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit against a contractor accused of infecting a man who died of COVID-19 with the virus at his workplace.
By Emma Oxnevad

Federal jury awards $1.17M to man wrongfully convicted of double homicide

A federal jury awarded $1.17 million to a man who was wrongfully convicted of a double homicide in Chicago in 2012 and spent almost two years in jail.
By Grace Barbic

DuPage deputy who killed teen must face lawsuit

A federal appeals court held Monday that it lacks jurisdiction to consider whether qualified immunity shields a DuPage County sheriff’s deputy from a lawsuit filed by the estate of a 17-year-old he shot to death.
By Patricia Manson
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Attorney Gloria Schmidt Rodriguez walks with clients Abimbola Osundairo, left, and Olabinjo Osundairo, far right, as they arrive at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse to testify in the trial of actor Jussie Smollett Thursday in Chicago. Smollett’s legal team was seeking to dent the credibility of Olabinjo, a state witness, who testified that Smollett recruited him and his brother to stage a racist, homophobic attack three years ago. The man trailing the trio identified himself as a bodyguard.
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Smollett lawyer suggests star witness sought money, fame
Actor Jussie Smollett and family members arrive Monday at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse. Smollett is accused of lying to police when he reported he was the victim of a racist, anti-gay attack in downtown Chicago nearly three years ago. He is charged with felony disorderly conduct, a class 4 felony.
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Police: Jussie Smollett ‘upset’ camera didn’t record attack
Illinois State Reps. Avery Bourne, R-Morrisonville, and Tim Butler, R-Springfield, listen to testimony during a House Redistricting Committee hearing at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield Oct. 20. Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed Illinois' new congressional district map into law Tuesday.
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Pritzker signs new Illinois congressional map into law
Clyde McLemore, founder of the Black Lives Matter North Chicago chapter, left, argues with Patricia McCloskey, right, as her husband, Mark, center, gives an interview in front of the Kenosha County Courthouse during Kyle Rittenhouse's trial Tuesday. The McCloskeys became known for waving guns at protestors in their St. Louis subdivision last year. The jury found Rittenhouse not guilty on all charges Friday.
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Kyle Rittenhouse cleared of all charges in Kenosha shootings
Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7 President John Catanzara speaks to reporters as he leaves a Chicago Police Board hearing in the Loop Monday.
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Controversial Chicago police union president retires as cop