The lawsuit was being prepared after Smollett, 36, refused a demand by the city for $130,000, said Bill McCaffrey, a spokesman for the city’s Department of Law. “Mr. Smollett has refused to reimburse the City of Chicago for the cost of police overtime spent investigating his false police report on January 29, 2019, McCaffrey said. […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett has refused to pay more than $130,000 to reimburse Chicago investigative costs and the city said Thursday it will sue the "Empire" actor for money spent investigating what officials say was a phony racist, anti-gay attack that Smollett staged.

Jussie Smollett is set to be sued by the city of Chicago after refusing to pay more than $130,000 to cover the costs of the investigation into his allegedly staged racist, anti-gay attack.

Thursday is the deadline for "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett to pay the city of Chicago more than $130,000.

A former federal prosecutor, Lightfoot won 74 percent of the vote with nearly all precincts counted compared with 26 percent for Preckwinkle, a long-time local politician, to become Chicago’s 56th mayor. Lightfoot, 56, who will also become the first openly gay mayor of the third-largest U.S. city, appealed to voters who are tired of politics […]

I was driving near ohare airport near chicago when out of the corner of my eye i was the outline of something small that was surrounded by an active camoflauge, bending light around it. i could only see it because it was twilight. the craft then accelerated past the sound barrier in less than half […]

The Los Angeles Kings played spoiler on Saturday night at the Staples Center as they came away with an exciting 3-2 overtime win over the Chicago Blackhawks. In the process, they hurt Chicago’s chances of making the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs. In only collecting a single point, the Blackhawks now…

The Los Angeles Kings only have one more week of action left during the 2018-19 National Hockey League season, but on March 30, they came away with a dramatic 3-2 overtime win over the Chicago Blackhawks. This game had a significant amount of meaning for Chicago, as they are still in the hunt for a…

About 300 people, including off-duty Chicago police officers, gathered at the building where Foxx’s office is located in downtown Chicago, wearing “Foxx Must Go!” buttons and carrying signs reading “Resign now” and “Who let the Foxx in the henhouse.” Smollett, who is black and gay, ignited a firestorm on social media by telling police on […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx is open to an outside investigation into her office's decision to drop all charges against Jussie Smollett, the prosecutor wrote in a newspaper editorial.