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“I remember coming out of my apartment one day and spotting Chicago cops dragging young protesters out of one section of Lincoln Park and shoving them into trucks, while nearby poet Allen Ginsberg was chanting in a circle of peaceful protesters not far away from the radical Abby Hoffman," remembers Dan Webb, who later became a U.S. attorney.
An Illinois appeals court has upheld Jussie Smollett’s hate-crime-hoax conviction and jail sentence. The actor’s legal team plans to appeal to the state’s Supreme Court.
An appellate court in Illinois upheld the actor’s conviction on charges of filing a false police report claiming he was the subject of a racist and homophobic attack in 2019.
Former Northwestern University football coach Pat Fitzgerald is suing the school for $130 million, saying his alma mater wrongfully fired him in the wake of a hazing and abuse scandal that has engulfed the athletic department.
On today's daily podcast: Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins the Nobel Peace Prize, Chicago Bears legend Dick Butkus dies, political news, sports highlights and more.