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US Actor Jussie Smollett Jailed for Staged Attack

US actor Jussie Smollett was sentenced to almost five months in prison Thursday after being found guilty of falsely telling police he was the victim of a racist and homophobic hate crime in 2019 -- an attack prosecutors said he himself staged. The gay 39-year-old African-American was found guilty in…

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AP source: Chargers acquiring Mack from Bears for 2 picks

Two people familiar with the negotiations confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday that the Los Angeles Chargers have found another pass rusher to pair with Joey Bosa: defensive end Khalil Mack from the Chicago Bears in exchange for two draft picks

The Independent UK

Paul Sullivan: Baseball is back — though it might never be the same if MLB has its way

CHICAGO — Where were we again?

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Actor Jussie Smollett jailed for 150 days for faking hate crime

The former Empire star was sentenced today in Chicago

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‘I am not suicidal!’ Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail beginning immediately, shouts as he is led from court

CHICAGO — Shortly after being ordered into custody to begin serving 150 days in jail on Thursday, actor Jussie Smollett finally started to speak.

Chicago Tribune

CPD to waive college requirements for some new hires

City Colleges of Chicago will host in-person testing for the Chicago Police Department from March 17-19. Walk-in applicants will also be welcomed.

Chicago Sun-Times

Let’s hope Chicago can now turn the page on the Jussie Smollett saga

Smollett’s jail sentence is excessive, but he brought it on himself. Most important, let’s hope we never hear again about “substantial abuses of discretion” from the state’s attorney’s office.

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In new Hispanic congressional district, poll shows Democratic primary wide open; Ramirez has edge over Villegas

The poll underscores how Delia Ramirez, a state representative, and Gilbert Villegas, a Chicago alderman, are blank political slates waiting to be filled in.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘I am not suicidal’: Jussie Smollett shouts in courtroom as he is jailed for 150 days over hate crime hoax

Judge says the 39-year-old actor threw a ‘national pity party for himself’

The Independent UK

Actor Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail and probation, beginning immediately, and shouts as he is led from court

CHICAGO — At the conclusion of a three-year firestorm of allegations he faked a hate crime attack on himself, Jussie Smollett was sentenced to 30 months of probation Thursday for his conviction in the hoax — and he must spend the first 150 days of the sentence in Cook County…

Chicago Tribune

Smollett sentenced to 150 days for hoax

The "Empire" actor was found guilty in December of fabricating a racist and homophobic hate crime

Salon

Ex-Empire star Jussie Smollett jailed for 150 days after staging fake hate crime

Former Empire star Jussie Smollett was sentenced in Chicago today and had been told he was facing up to three years in prison after being found guilty on five of the six felony counts against him

Daily Mirror

‘Bring them home’ march honoring Harriet Tubman shines light on Kierra Coles, other missing Black women

On Thursday, about a dozen demonstrators gathered in the east Chatham neighborhood to honor Harriet Tubman’s 200th birthday and to draw attention to missing Black women and girls.

Chicago Sun-Times

Jussie Smollett deserves prison time for orchestrating hoax hate crime, lying to a jury, prosecutor argues

CHICAGO — Actor Jussie Smollett deserves prison time for faking a shocking hate crime on himself in Chicago on a frigid January night in 2019, a special prosecutor argued at Smollett’s sentencing Thursday.

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Bears own two second-round picks in 2022 NFL draft after Khalil Mack trade

The Bears acquired a 2022 second-round pick and 2023 sixth-round pick in the Khalil Mack trade. Here are Chicago's draft picks in 2022:

Chicago Sun-Times

Field of dreams? State regulators approve Danville casino, leaving only Chicago still pining for action

Fifteen casinos have been approved in Illinois history, but the 16th — earmarked for Chicago — promises to be the biggest.

Chicago Sun-Times

Long-term fix for Soldier Field bonds needed; taxpayers can’t be on hook when hotel tax revenue falls short, Lightfoot says

“We’ve got to make sure that we’re diversifying our ability to respond to any kind of economic downturn and not constantly putting ourselves in harm’s way because we tied vital services to a single source of revenue,” the mayor told the Sun-Times editorial board.

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Robbie Hummel’s rise in broadcasting has roots in Chicago

Hummel, 33, has become one of the nation’s best college basketball analysts. He’s working the Big Ten tournament for BTN and will call NCAA Tournament games for Westwood One.

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Afternoon Edition: March 10, 2022

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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Jussie Smollett sentenced to 5 months in jail for staging fake hate crime in downtown Chicago

“You’ve destroyed your life as you knew it,” Judge James Linn told the former “Empire” actor. “There is nothing any sentencing judge could do compared to the damage you’ve already done.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Westlake Hospital owner to sell last 2 Chicago area hospitals for $92 million

California-based Pipeline Health has agreed to sell West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park and Weiss Memorial Hospital in Uptown to Michigan-based Resilience Healthcare.

Chicago Tribune

Kanye West subpoenaed to testify in Chicago federal court in upcoming fraud trial of former employee

CHICAGO — Kanye West’s blockbuster career has always been entwined with Chicago, from his early days as a rapper and music producer on the South Side to the 2021 “listening party” at Soldier Field celebrating the release of his latest album “Donda.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Minnesota man charged with shooting that killed woman, wounded another in Gresham

Donell Green, 26, is charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and home invasion, according to Chicago police.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago’s annual list of most endangered buildings includes two historic skyscrapers the federal government wants to demolish

Preservation Chicago’s annual list of the seven most endangered buildings is so big that this year it includes eight historic sites.

Chicago Sun-Times

2 shot, 1 fatally, Wednesday in Chicago

A 61-year-old man was shot to death Wednesday evening in the 7500 block of South Ellis Avenue.

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