This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO (NewsNation Now) — Former “Empire” ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The charges against former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett are now in the jury's hands as the trial wrapped up Wednesday. Both prosecution and defense gave their closing arguments ...

Actor Jussie Smollett trended online after social media users drew comparisons between his 2019 hate crime hoax and an incident where Rep. Ilhan Omar was sprayed with an unknown liquid. Critics ...

CHICAGO — Jussie Smollett has been sentenced to 150 days in jail for lying to police about being a victim of a hate crime. Smollett was convicted in December on five of six counts for felony ...

Jussie Smollett, who was convicted last month for lying to police about a racist, homophobic attack that authorities said he staged, will return to court for sentencing on March 10. Cook County Judge ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- After two brothers spent hours telling a jury how Jussie Smollett paid them to carry out a fake racist and anti-gay attack on himself in downtown Chicago, the former "Empire" actor ...

CHICAGO — Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett was sentenced to 150 days in the Cook County Jail Thursday, three months after he was found guilty of lying about a racist, homophobic hate crime attack ...