Lori Lightfoot’s race, gender and sexual orientation mattered little to most Chicago voters in a city that’s exhausted by corruption and gun violence.
Author: Aamer Madhani, USA TODAY
Chicago elects Lori Lightfoot as first gay and first black female mayor in city’s history
The win by Lightfoot, who identifies as a lesbian, also means the Windy City is the biggest U.S. city to pick an openly gay mayor.
Jussie Smollett fallout: Police union, activists hold dueling protests over Kim Foxx conduct
Chicago’s police union, activists hold competing protests over Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s handling of the Jussie Smollett case.
As Chicago readies to elect first black female mayor, campaign rhetoric gets ugly
The historic election that will lead to the nation’s third-largest city electing a black woman as mayor for the first time has been ugly.
Jussie Smollett investigation cost $130,000 in OT. Rahm Emanuel says Chicago will make ‘Empire’ actor pay
Chicago will attempt to force ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett to pay for the police investigation of what investigators say was a staged attack.
Jussie Smollett legal team: Prosecutors flip-flopping on why they dropped charges
Jussie Smollett’s legal team lashed out at prosecutors, arguing the Cook County State’s Attorney has “flip-flopped” in its comments about their client.
Ex-Michelle Obama aide says she had small role in assisting Jussie Smollett’s family
The comments from Tina Tchen are her first about her involvement in the case and come one day after Foxx’s office abruptly announced they were dropping charges against Smollett, who was charged last month for disorderly conduct for filing a false…
Jussie Smollett: How did prosecutors go from indictment to wrist slap?
In Chicago, it was stunning to see the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office go from unsealing a grand jury indictment to dropping charges against Smollett in a matter of weeks.
Chicago’s image is muddied by crime and inequity. The Jussie Smollett case doesn’t help
The decision by prosecutors to drop charges against Jussie Smollett for staging an attack made to look like a hate crime is a smudge for Chicago
R. Kelly’s legal team asks Chicago judge for more time before ruling on Dubai concert trip
While the United Arab Emirates and the U.S. don’t have an extradition treaty, lawyer Steve Greenberg says said that if R. Kelly is allowed to perform in Dubai, he has no fear that the singer will jump bond and flee from the U.S. to avoid trial.
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