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‘They were thinking about killing me’: Lisa Van Allen takes stand in R. Kelly trial

Featured prominently in the 2019 Lifetime docuseries “Surviving R. Kelly,” Van Allen is now a key witness in an alleged early-2000s conspiracy to recover tapes of Kelly sexually abusing an underage girl and to rig his earlier 2008 child pornography trial in Cook County.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 25, 2022

Why the Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame is headed to this small Mississippi Delta town

Marks, Mississippi, is where Martin Luther King Jr. chose in 1968 as the starting point for his Poor People's Campaign, which demanded economic justice for poor Americans of all backgrounds.

WEKU · Aug 24, 2022

R&B Hall of Fame headed to Mississippi town

The project is the culmination of a 50-year effort to build a hall of fame for R&B musicians such as James Brown, Aretha Franklin and B.B. King.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 23, 2022

Jurors in R. Kelly trial see evidence of alleged payoffs for cover-up scheme

CHICAGO — An IRS agent on Monday spent nearly three hours walking jurors in R. Kelly’s federal trial through a network of payments made by the R&B superstar’s various companies as part of an alleged scheme to cover up the sexual abuse of minors.

Chicago Tribune · Aug 22, 2022

Judge excuses 16 potential jurors in R. Kelly’s federal trial, many who said they would have trouble being impartial

CHICAGO — Jury selection in R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago got underway Monday with the judge questioning 30 potential jurors about what they know about the indicted R&B star and the charges against him.

Chicago Tribune · Aug 15, 2022

Who’s Who in R. Kelly’s Chicago trial?

The R&B singer will face another Chicago jury on Aug. 15, 2022. Here’s who he is and who else will be in the courtroom throughout the trial.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 10, 2022

Chicago Sun-Times’ R. Kelly archives

Original reporting on R. Kelly from the Chicago Sun-Times has been republished just before the R&B star goes back to court in August 2022.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 9, 2022

Ralf Rangnick suggests what went wrong for Timo Werner at Chelsea as RB Leipzig transfer close

The former Man United interim head-coach made a few interesting suggestions as to what RB Leipzig need to do to avoid similar issues that Timo Werner suffered during his time at Chelsea

Football London · Aug 8, 2022

Ne-Yo adds extra dates to his UK 2022 tour and here's how to get pre-sale tickets

Tickets for the 'Let Me Love You' singer-songwriter are on pre-sale today (July 20)

Chronicle Live · Jul 20, 2022

Q&A: Meet Brent Faiyaz, R&B's antihero: 'It's not human to be constantly writing love songs'

This summer, billboards in major cities across the country displayed the following cryptic phrase: "I would like to apologize in advance for the person I'm gonna become once this album drops."

Los Angeles Times · Jul 19, 2022