Ex-Chicago Police Sergeant Guilty in Transgender Woman’s Sexual Assault Case
James B. Sajdak accepted a plea deal and faces a maximum one-year federal prison sentence for the 2019 incident after facing up to life in prison.
November 17, 2023
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Reports of Jussie Smollett Faking Attack Denounced by Fox, Chicago PD
Sources say Smollett may have faked the beating because he was being fired from Empire, but Fox, the Chicago PD, and Smollett push back.
February 14, 2019
Trans Woman Accuses Chicago Police Officer of Sexual Assault
The officer has now retired, but the police department is continuing to investigate.
June 17, 2019
Jussie Smollett Has Been Cleared of All Charges
Chicago Police superintendent Eddie Johnson appeared visibly angry at the news, according to sources.
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March 26, 2019
Chicago Man Arrested for Robbing Grindr Dates With Taser
Davion Johnson was linked to several shocking encounters.
February 5, 2020
Chicago's Lesbian Mayor Lori Lightfoot Resoundingly Loses Reelection
The issue of crime took center stage in the nation's third-largest city.
February 28, 2023
Latinx Trans Woman Unique Banks Killed in Chicago Home Invasion
Banks's mother was also killed, and three other people, including two trans women, were seriously wounded.
January 27, 2023
Pioneering Lesbian Chicago Cop, Animal Rescuer Nancy Lipman Dies at 61
Lipman, who rose from patrol officer to commander of the public transportation unit with the Chicago police, was a noted animal activist.
May 4, 2021
Brothers in Jussie Smollett Case Express 'Tremendous Regret'
Abimbola and Olbinjo Osundairo say their actions negatively impacted hate-crime victims.
March 1, 2019
Jussie Smollett Pleads Not Guilty to Charges of Lying to Police
The Empire star is still maintaining his innocence.
March 14, 2019
Cops Won't Acknowledge Gender of Trans Woman Murdered
A black trans woman in her 20s was found murdered in Chicago's Garfield Park neighborhood, but police are still investigating the crime as the death of a man.
September 13, 2016
Ex-Chicago Cop Faces Felony Charges for Gay Bar Fight
Eric Elkins faces aggravated battery charges in the September attack at a Chicago gay club last year.
May 8, 2019
Jussie Smollett Arrested on Felony Charges
The Empire actor has been charged with falsifying a police report regarding his own alleged hate-crime attack.
February 21, 2019
Chicago Police Officer Accused of Assaulting Lesbians
Three women claimed Thursday in a federal lawsuit that an off-duty Chicago police officer roughed them up and called them names because of their sexual orientation after this year's gay pride parade. The lawsuit could become the latest black eye for the Chicago Police Department, which has faced tough questions lately about the actions of off-duty officers, among other problems.
September 29, 2007
Chicago Cop Being Investigated for Calling Protester an Antigay Slur
The incident, captured on video, occured during a protest against racism and police brutality.
June 9, 2020
Chicago's Top Cop Defends Holes in Jussie Smollett Case
The city's top cop took to Good Morning America on Monday and defended the department's case against Smollett as more details emerge.
February 25, 2019
Chicago Police Announce Protest in Wake of Jussie Smollett Case
The union representing Chicago police officers has announced a protest as their calls for a federal probe into Jussie Smollett's case intensify.
March 28, 2019
Chicago Mayor: Jussie Smollett Case Is 'Whitewash of Justice'
The city's top officials slammed the dismissal of charges against gay actor Jussie Smollett.
March 26, 2019
The Progressive Black Lesbian Who Could Be Chicago's Mayor
Lori Lightfoot, a veteran community activist, wants a livable Chicago for more than tourists and downtown denizens.
February 20, 2019
Jussie Smollett Named Suspect for Filing False Reports to Police
The actor now faces potential charges from the Chicago police. A grand jury is empaneled and hearing evidence.
February 20, 2019