A Cook County grand jury this week indicted former Empire star Jussie Smollett on six counts of disorderly conduct related to “four separate false reports to Chicago Police Department officers related to his false claims that he was the victim of a hate crime, knowing that he was not the victim of a crime,” Special …
Qaw’mane Wilson also used his slain mother’s life savings to customize a Mustang she bought him
Two children foiled an attempted carjacking Sunday night in Chicago, choking the would-be thief and pounding him over the head with an computer tablet. Police said a 49-year-old man left his SUV running with his three children inside when he went into a Domino’s pizza in Rogers Park, according to WGN. A car pulled up …
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder in the Halloween shooting of a 7-year-old girl who police believe was caught in the crossfire of a Chicago gang shooting, ABC7 reported. A 31-year-old man, who was shot in the hand, was believed to have been the target, police said. The teen has been charged …
A generally quiet corner of Chicago erupted in gunfire Saturday afternoon, as a gunman shot and killed four people as they had dinner in one condominium and a single woman in another, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. Police took the 67-year-old suspect, a 15-year resident of the condominium building and former construction worker, into custody but …
Disgraced R&B star R. Kelly was in court again on Wednesday as he faces the latest in a string of sexual assault charges. As he arrived at the Leighton Criminal Courts Building in Chicago, Illinois, he reportedly remained clad in sunglasses and wore an apparently worried expression on his 52-year-old face. The U.K. Daily Mail …
“Empire” actor Jussie Smollett searched his name 57 times in the days following the alleged hate crime hoax, according to documents released by authorities this week. WBBM reported that the Google searches were conducted on Smollett’s personal computer, which Chicago police inspected shortly after the January 29 incident. The openly gay, black actor reportedly claimed …
Two men in Illinois are facing murder charges in connection with the shooting death of a Chicago mother as she attempted to shield her young child from the gunfire. According to Fox News, 24-year-old Brittany Hill was killed on Tuesday. Police have since identified Michael Washington, 39, and Eric Adams, 23, as suspects in the …
Authorities in Illinois have announced criminal charges are expected to be pursued against the mother, father and grandmother of a newborn boy reportedly found wrapped in a bag near a trash receptacle in Chicago this week. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 37-year-old Karla L. Antimo is expected to face a felony count of filing a false …
R. Kelly failed to appear for court proceedings in a sex abuse lawsuit because he can’t read, according to the singer’s new legal team. Days after an Illinois judge issued a default judgment against Kelly, 52, for failing to respond to the lawsuit, his lawyers asked the courts to reverse the ruling. Kelly was served …
The Cook County State’s Attorney reportedly also took issue with Smollett facing more charges than R. Kelly
Amid reports that prosecutors reached a deal to drop all 16 criminal counts against actor Jussie Smollett, new evidence appears to show he had defenders actively working to clear his name early on in the process. As CrimeOnline has previously reported, the one-time star of “Empire” had been written out of the season’s remaining episodes …
