Jussie Smollett Investigation: What You Need To Know
The 36-year-old openly gay "Empire" actor, has not changed his report of the event, but police still do not have anyone in custody.
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The 36-year-old openly gay "Empire" actor, has not changed his report of the event, but police still do not have anyone in custody.
Chicago police are analyzing several new pieces of evidence in the alleged attack on "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett; including cell phone records, and a half-empty bottle that smells like bleach.
Jussie Smollett is reportedly back in Chicago on the set of Empire. Published reports say he shot scenes for one of the final episodes of the season and read lines with a cast member.
Chicago police are using video footage they got over the weekend to try to determine a sequence of events in the attack of Empire actor Jussie Smollett, which is being investigated as a possible hate crime.
"Empire" star Jussie Smollett took to the concert stage in Los Angeles this weekend, in his first public appearance since his reported attack in Chicago last week.
Empire actor Jussie Smollett is speaking out after he says he was attacked in a hate crime in Chicago early Tuesday morning.
Empire actor Jussie Smollett's family is speaking out after the star was attacked in an alleged hate crime in Chicago early Tuesday morning.
After an extensive search, Chicago police say they have located video that shows "potential persons of interest" wanted for questioning in reference to the assault and batter of Empire actor Jussie Smollett.
Actor Jussie Smollet claims he was assaulted in a homophobic and racially fueled attack overnight in Chicago. Now police say there is surveillance video placing Smollett near the scene of the alleged crime, but there is no video of the attackers.
Two of three militia members accused of bombing a Minnesota mosque and attempting to bomb an Illinois women's clinic are expected to enter guilty pleas.
Indiana is one of just five states in the country without a law that specifically addresses hate crimes, but lawmakers in Indiana are pushing to change that.
A 7-Eleven clerk has been charged with a hate crime, after allegedly shouting racial slurs at black and Hispanic customers, and slashing the tires of their car.
A southwest suburban man has been charged with a hate crime for spray painting racist graffiti on a Muslim family's property.
Protesters on Wednesday were calling on Chicago police to take action against a Bridgeport resident and firefighter accused of pulling a gun on someone as he ran a work-related errand.
Twenty-year-old Tesfaye Cooper pleaded guilty this month to committing a hate crime and aggravated kidnapping.
"I was genuinely fearful of what could have happened to me," stated Mia Irizarry, speaking to a friend on Facebook live after the video of her being verbally assaulted by an apparently drunk man went viral.
62-year-old Timothy Trybus is facing two counts of felony hate crime for berating a woman for wearing a Puerto Rico shirt.
Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, D-Chicago, distributed a statement Wednesday calling on the State's Attorney's office and the Forest Preserve police department to file tougher charges against 62-year-old Timothy Trybus, who is seen in a Facebook video asking a park-goer about her shirt.
A second person charged in connection with the slaying of a transgender teenager in southwest Missouri has pleaded guilty.
He told U.S. Magistrate Judge Joel Hoppe that he is being treated for bipolar disorder, anxiety, depression and ADHD, and is taking medication.
Jordan Hill, 20, pleaded guilty to felony counts of aggravated kidnapping and hate crime on Thursday.
Prosecutors say James Alex Fields killed Heather Heyer, a 32-year-old Charlottesville paralegal, and injured others when he plowed into a crowd demonstrating against the "Unite the Right" rally.
A southern Illinois man is facing more than 20 charges in a string of hate-fueled acts of vandalism over the Memorial Day weekend.
A 13-year-old student at the Marlowe Middle School in far northwest suburban Huntley faces a series of charges in the latest alleged hate crime incident at the school.
"We're going to keep fighting for people who are disenfranchised and disempowered, and not allow bullies to win," Jeff Zacharias said.
