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Actor Jussie Smollett arrives at the BET Awards in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022. Smollett has asked the Illinois Supreme Court to intervene in his yearslong legal battle stemming from convictions that he staged a racist, homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and lied about it to Chicago police. His petition filed Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, asks the state’s highest court to hear the case two months after an appeals court upheld his disorderly conduct convictions. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) **FILE**

Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned

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Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus listens to reporters during an NFL football news conference at Halas Hall in Lake Forest, Ill., Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Bears’ Eberflus takes responsibility after firing second offensive coordinator in 10 months

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Washington Commanders wide receiver Noah Brown (85) catches a 52-yard touchdown pass in the end zone as time expires to give the Commanders an 18-15 win over the Chicago Bears in an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Why Bears’ CB Tyrique Stevenson is profusely apologizing after Commanders’ Hail Mary win

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

Washington Commanders wide receiver Noah Brown (85) catches a 52-yard touchdown pass in the end zone as time expires to give the Commanders an 18-15 win over the Chicago Bears in an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Hail Mary gives Daniels, Commanders miraculous win over the Bears

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

Lil Durk poses in the press room with the award for best melodic rap performance for "All My Life" by Lil Durk featuring J. Cole during the 66th annual Grammy Awards, Feb. 4, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk charged with orchestrating 2022 Los Angeles killing

By Terry Spencer - Associated Press

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) celebrates after Bears running back D'Andre Swift (4) scored a touchdown during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Chicago Bears in London, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Steve Luciano)

D.C. native Caleb Williams returns home for Bears’ matchup with Commanders

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

Neighbors leave the scene of a fatal shooting Monday morning, Oct. 21, 2024, in Fall City, Wash. (Kevin Clark/The Seattle Times via AP)

A list of mass killings in the United States this year

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Workers install a metal gate that will prevent customers from entering a MetroLink platform without a valid fare card in an effort to increase security Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Transit systems are now targeting fare evaders to win back riders leery about crime

By Jeff McMurray - Associated Press

A Union Pacific train crosses a country road near Perry, Kan., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2005. Kansas became the tenth state in the nation Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, to require two-person railroad crews over the objections of the freight railroads, but the industry may challenge the rule in court as it has in other states like Ohio. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)

Multiple people arrested, accused of stealing from containers on a parked train in Chicago

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Illinois' former Speaker of the House Michael Madigan speaks during a committee hearing Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, in Chicago. During a half-century that the Chicago Democrat was in the General Assembly and nearly four decades as speaker, the longest serving legislative leader in U.S. history, Madigan's name was once uttered in hushed reverence. But it rang with derision among Republican detractors within minutes of U.S. Attorney John Lausch's announcement of the charges of racketeering and bribery Wednesday, March 3, 2022. (Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, File)

Michael Madigan once controlled much of Illinois politics. Now the ex-House speaker heads to trial

By Sophia Tareen - Associated Press

Police vehicles are parked outside the CTA Forest Park station, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024, in Forest Park, Ill. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune via AP) **FILE**

Chicago pastor, parents turn in group of juveniles linked to armed robbery

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Chris Flexen delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

White Sox stay at 120 losses as Flexen shines in win over Angels

By Jay Cohen - Associated Press

Blood stains were visible on the sidewalk outside of a nightclub in Birmingham, Ala. on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, after a mass shooting took place. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)

A list of mass killings in the United States this year

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A leaking roof is seen at the Stateville Correctional Center, June 22, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune via AP)

A historic but dilapidated Illinois prison will close while replacement is built, despite objections

By John O'Connor - Associated Press

Washington Nationals starter MacKenzie Gore delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Chicago, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Gore throws seven sparkling innings as Nationals beat Cubs to stop five-game slide

By Gavin Dorsey - Associated Press

San Diego Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. is doused after hitting a walk off double during the tenth inning of a baseball game to defeat the Chicago White Sox 3-2, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

White Sox lose 118th game, waste 9th-inning comeback as Padres win 3-2 on Tatis hit in 10th

By Jay Paris - Associated Press

Chicago Cubs' Cody Bellinger signals to the dugout after hitting a single, allowing Dansby Swanson to score, during the first inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Cody Bellinger knocks in 3 as Cubs beat Nationals 7-6 to stave off postseason elimination

By Scott Held - Associated Press

In this image from video, United Auto Workers members rally outside Stellantis' Sterling Heights Assembly Plant Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, in Sterling Heights, Mich. (AP Photo/Tom Krisher)

UAW’s rift with Stellantis raises fear that some US auto jobs could vanish

By Tom Krisher - Associated Press

Washington Mystics guard Brittney Sykes handles the ball during a WNBA basketball game against the Dallas Wings, Friday, July 28, 2023, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Mystics beat Sky 89-58 to move within 1 game of the eighth-place Chicago for final playoff spot

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New York Yankees starter Clarke Schmidt delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Chicago, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Yankees clinch 32nd straight winning season by blanking the Cubs for the 2nd straight day

By Sarah Trotto - Associated Press