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Actor Jussie Smollett talks to the media before leaving Cook County Court after his charges were dropped, Tuesday, March 26, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

City leaders: Smollett owes Chicago $130K for investigation

By AMANDA SEITZ and HERBERT G. McCANN - Associated Press

Attorney Gloria Schmidt poses for a portrait after a video interview with The Associated Press Wednesday, March 13, 2019, in Chicago. Schmidt is the attorney for Abimbola &quot;Abel&quot; Osundairo and Olabinjo &quot;Ola&quot; Osundairo, two Nigerian brothers who told police that &quot;Empire&quot; actor Jussie Smollett paid them $3,500 to help stage an attack on himself in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Records: Police paid for hotel for brothers in Smollett case

By TAMMY WEBBER - Associated Press

Actor Jussie Smollett talks to the media before leaving Cook County Court after his charges were dropped Tuesday, March 26, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

The Latest: Lawyer defends Smollett assertions of innocence

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In this Feb. 23, 2019, file photo, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx speaks to reporters at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse after R. Kelly was ordered held on a $1 million bond, in Chicago. The Chicago police union's president alleges that the county's top prosecutor interfered with the probe of "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett before recusing herself and wants the Justice Department to investigate. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, File)

Jussie Smollett ‘indefensible’ deal lands Kim Foxx, Soros-backed prosecutor, on hot seat

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Actor Jussie Smollett talks to the media before leaving Cook County Court after his charges were dropped, Tuesday, March 26, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

The Latest: Smollett faces hurdles resurrecting career

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FILE - This image provided by the Chicago Police Department and taken from surveillance video shows two people of interest in an attack on &quot;Empire&quot; actor Jussie Smollett walking along a street in the Streeterville neighborhood of Chicago, early Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. Now that prosecutors have dropped charges against Smollett, the &quot;Empire&quot; actor's attorney Patricia Brown Holmes chastised Chicago police Tuesday, March 26, 2019, and said investigators now should look at Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo. The brothers told police that Smollett paid them $3,500 to help stage the attack. (Courtesy of Chicago Police Department via AP, File)

Osundairo brothers in Jussie Smollett case had hotel rooms paid for by Chicago police

By Tammy Webber - Associated Press

Empire actor Jussie Smollett, leaves the Leighton Criminal Court Building after his hearing on Thursday, March 14, 2019, in Chicago. Smollett pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of lying to police about being attacked in downtown Chicago a few weeks ago. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Key moments since Jussie Smollett reported Chicago attack

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In this photo taken Sept. 8, 2011, Chicago firefighter Steve Chikerotis stands outside his home in Chicago. Ten years ago, Chikerotis went to Ground Zero with a group of about 100 Chicago firefighters on Sept 12, 2001, to help with emergency response. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

David Chikerotis, son of ‘Chicago Fire’ adviser and actor Steve Chikerotis, dies after beating

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Actor Jussie Smollett talks to the media before leaving Cook County Court after his charges were dropped, Tuesday, March 26, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Backlash, questions follow dismissal of Jussie Smollett case

By MICHAEL TARM and AMANDA SEITZ - Associated Press

Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam (43) scores as Chicago Bulls guard Wayne Selden (14) looks on during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Toronto on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Powell scores 20 as Raptors beat struggling Bulls 112-103

By IAN HARRISON - Associated Press

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, right, and Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson appear at a news conference in Chicago, Tuesday, March 26, 2019, after prosecutors abruptly dropped all charges against "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett, abandoning the case barely five weeks after he was accused of lying to police about being the target of a racist, anti-gay attack in downtown Chicago. The mayor and police chief blasted the decision and stood by the investigation that concluded Smollett staged a hoax. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)

Rahm Emanuel slams decision to drop Jussie Smollett hoax case: ‘Whitewash of justice’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Empire actor Jussie Smollett, center, arrives at the Leighton Criminal Court Building for his hearing on Thursday, March 14, 2019, in Chicago. Smollett is accused of lying to police about being the victim of a racist and homophobic attack by two men on Jan. 29 in downtown Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)

Prosecutors dismiss charges against Smollett, draw backlash

By AMANDA SEITZ and MICHAEL TARM - Associated Press

Son of ‘Chicago Fire’ adviser, actor dies after beating

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Actor Jussie Smollett speaks at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago on Tuesday March 26, 2019, after prosecutors dropped all charges against him. Smollett was indicted on 16 felony counts related to making a false report that he was attacked by two men who shouted racial and homophobic slurs. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

The Latest: Fox ‘gratified’ that charges dropped

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Actor Jussie Smollett leaves Cook County Court after his charges were dropped Tuesday, March 26, 2019, in Chicago. Prosecutors on Tuesday abruptly dropped all charges against Smollett, defense attorneys said, apparently abandoning the case barely five weeks after the "Empire" actor was accused of lying to police about being the target of a racist, anti-gay attack in downtown Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Joseph Magats, prosecutor who dropped Jussie Smollett hoax charges, thinks he’s guilty

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

This combination of March 2019 booking photos released by the Chicago Police Department shows Menelik Jackson, left, and Jovan Battle. The two men are charged with first-degree murder in the weekend slaying of an off-duty Chicago officer who was repeatedly shot while sitting in a parked car. Chicago police announced Monday, March 25 that Jackson, of South Holland, and Battle, of Chicago, were arrested for allegedly firing at the car in the River North neighborhood, killing John Rivera. They're expected in court Monday. (Chicago Police Department via AP)

Chief: Man charged in off-duty cop’s death sought a Hispanic

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Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith (2) celebrates with left wing Brandon Saad (20) after scoring against Colorado Avalanche goalie Philipp Grubauer during overtime in an NHL hockey game Sunday, March 24, 2019, in Chicago. The Blackhawks won 2-1. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Keith scores in OT to lift Blackhawks over Avalanche 2-1

By TIM CRONIN - Associated Press

This combination photo shows singers Kacey Musgraves, left, and Ariana Grande, who will perform at this summer's Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago. Janelle Monae, Lil Wayne, Childish Gambino, Twenty One Pilots and The Strokes also are scheduled to be at the four-day event Aug. 1-4. (AP Photo)

Ariana Grande, Childish Gambino to headline Lollapalooza

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Chicago Bulls center Robin Lopez looks to shoot over Phoenix Suns forward Dragan Bender (35) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 18, 2019, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Lopez helps Bulls end losing streak, beat Suns 116-101

By JOSE M. ROMERO - Associated Press

Open land east of Interstate 55 and south of Illinois State Road 17 is shown near Dwight, Ill., on March 15, 2019. The town of Dwight approved an annexation and rezoning of land that would get allow Immigration Centers of America to get one step closer to building an immigration detention center in the Chicago area. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune via AP)

Illinois village approves immigration detention center plan

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