Chicago-area prosecutor Kim Foxx won’t seek third term
April 25, 2023 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago area's top prosecutor will not seek reelection after two terms of intense scrutiny of her efforts to overhaul criminal prosecutions and her approach to high-profile cases, including charges against actor Jussie Smollett for staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself.
Chicago prosecutor dropping R. Kelly sex-abuse charges
January 31, 2023 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago prosecutor said Monday that she's dropping sex-abuse charges against singer R. Kelly following federal convictions in two courts that should guarantee the disgraced R&B star will be locked up for decades.