The City of Chicago on Thursday warned “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett that he could be prosecuted for lying if he fails to repay the six-figure cost of the Chicago Police Department’s investigation into his alleged hate hoax in the next seven days.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel blamed President Donald Trump in a press conference Thursday for the alleged hate hoax carried out by Empire Jussie Smollett, claiming that the president created a “toxic” and “vicious” cycle for which the star thought he could get away with the purportedly staged attack on himself.
President Donald Trump ripped into Chicago prosecutors for dropping charges against Jussie Smollett after he allegedly staged a fake attack against himself, calling it a “terrible situation.”
CHICAGO (AP) — A city official says Chicago is seeking $130,000 from “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett to cover the costs of the investigation into his reported beating, which police say was staged.
Appearing Thursday morning on WGN Radio, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel revealed the Chicago Police Department will seek to recover the money spent on investigating the alleged hate hoax carried out by Empire actor Jussie Smollett.
Appearing Thursday morning on NBC’s Today, Jussie Smollett attorney Tina Glandian claimed the Chicago Police Department’s handling of the Empire actor’s case is worse than the alleged hate hoax he staged on himself.
Actress Taraji P. Henson, the Empire co-star of Jussie Smollett, expressed relief about the decision to drop all charges against the actor Tuesday in an alleged hate crime against himself.
The stunning end to Jussie Smollett’s case may be something typically Chicagoan: namely, a favor to a political patron.
CNN Senior Media Reporter Brian Stelter reacted to the news that all charges against Jussie Smollett were being dropped Tuesday by claiming that people “may never really know” what happened to Smollett that night.
David Axelrod, who served as senior adviser to former President Barack Obama, lamented the decision of Illinois prosecutors to drop all charges against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, stating the ordeal shows a well-connected celebrity could fake a hate crime against oneself without facing repercussions.
Tuesday at a press conference, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel strongly criticized “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett in connection to filing a false police report about an alleged hate crime.
Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) weighed in on former Vice President Joe Biden possibly entering the 2020 presidential race. Emanuel said Biden would be a “tremendous” candidate, but would need to focus on building to the future
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) slammed Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) in an opinion-editorial for The Atlantic Thursday, writing that by repeatedly trafficking in antisemitic tropes, she is associating herself with “calamities from the Spanish Inquisition to the Russian pogroms to the Holocaust.”
On Thursday’s “CNN Tonight,” Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel stated that national media and politicians should “take a step back,” and think about how they should handle stories like the Jussie Smollett story in the future and that “before we rush
The department launched an urgent investigation into Jussie Smollett’s allegations in January, including a search through footage from surveillance cameras from an entire neighborhood over several weeks.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel weighed in on the alleged attack against actor Jussie Smollett, as surveillance footage show blurry images of individuals police are calling persons of interest.
Chicago’s outgoing Democrat mayor, Rahm Emanuel, says the way to defuse the Windy City’s pension bomb is to legalize and tax marijuana and build a city-owned casino.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is not ready to buy into Beto-mania following Beto O’Rourke’s loss to incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Thursday voiced his support for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) in bid to regain her speakership and discussed what the Democrats need to be doing in the next two year’s of President Donald Trump’s presidency.
Chicago Mayor and former President Barack Obama’s chief of staff Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday endorsed House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) bid to regain her Speakership.
The gunman who allegedly killed three at Chicago’s Mercy Hospital is identified as 32-year-old Juan Lopez.
The firearm procurement process in Toledo, Ohio, is being used by Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz (D) to force gun makers to adopt more controls.
Forty-three people were shot, including five who were shot fatally, over Halloween weekend in Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Chicago.
A Chicago prosecutor says two-year-old Julien Gonzalez was shot and killed when gang leader Alexander Varela ordered gunfire during a birthday party.
A six-month-old boy and three others were shot last night while sitting inside a car in the South Loop neighborhood of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Chicago.
The now outgoing Rahm Emanuel administration is touting a deal to give away about 20 acres of historic Jackson Park to the controversial “Obama Center” for the tiny payment of $10 for a 99-year lease.
Former first lady Michelle Obama is visiting Chicago to sell a book about herself as Chicago’s body count mounts.
“Chicago is better and stronger for his leadership,” Obama wrote in a statement emailed to reporters, praising Rahm Emanuel’s service as his first White House Chief of Staff, as a congressman, and as the Mayor of Chicago.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) ended his aspirations for a third term as the number of shot and wounded in Chicago continues to rise.
A group of activists led by a Chicago minister plan to shut down the primary highway leading to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Labor Day.
At least 28 people were shot, two of whom were killed, over the weekend in Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s (D) Chicago.
Fourteen people were shot, two fatally, between Friday and Saturday morning in Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s (D) Chicago.
A pair of teenage boys were found dead in a field on Chicago’s South Side during a weekend where 61 were shot, six killed, and a “peace picnic” was disrupted by gunfire.
More than 50 individuals were shot, six fatally, over the weekend in Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s (D) Chicago. NBC 5 reports that five of the six fatalities occurred on Sunday and that four of those were teenagers.
Three people were shot and another individual was assaulted at a “peace picnic” in Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s (D) Chicago on Saturday night.
At least 12 people were shot between Saturday morning and Sunday morning in Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s (D) Chicago.
Criticism of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel concerning the violence that has gripped the city is growing, including from black leaders.
“They had 63 incidents last weekend and 12 deaths,” Trump said during a roundtable on prison reform on Thursday. “That’s bad stuff happening.”
Rudy Giuliani — former mayor of New York City, NY, and current legal counsel for President Donald Trump — connected the murder rate in Chicago, IL, to Democratic dominance in the Windy City.
Protesters plan to shut down yet another busy Chicago street, this time it is to be the city’s famed Lake Shore Drive which will be brought to a standstill by protesters marching against the rising violence in the Windy City.
