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The Illinois appellate court that ordered Mr. Smollett’s release from jail often takes months, even years, to rule on cases, according to experts.

Jussie Smollett was released from jail Wednesday night, after an Illinois appeals court granted an emergency motion by his defense attorneys. Smolletts legal team is looking to delay his sentence

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The victims of actor Jussie Smollett’s hoax are people who deal with bias and hate in their daily lives.

A Chicago police sergeant who supervised the botched investigation into the death of David Koschman — who was punched to death in 2004 by then-Mayor Richard M. Daley’s nephew Richard J. “R.J.” Vanecko — has been promoted to lieutenant.

Sam Cirone was reprimanded for his role in the investigation which initially cleared then-Mayor Richard M. Daley’s nephew in David Koschman’s 2004 death. A Sun-Times investigation changed that.

The actor who was found guilty of falsely telling the police he was the victim of a hate crime faces a possible sentence of up to three years, but experts disagree on whether the judge is likely to incarcerate him.

Actor Jussie Smollett was convicted despite the intervention of former Michelle Obama aide Tina Tchen, who later had to resign from Time's Up.

Actor Jussie Smollett was convicted despite the intervention of former Michelle Obama aide Tina Tchen, who later had to resign from Time's Up.