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Jussie Smollett is now facing deeper legal troubles after a grand jury returned 16 counts against the actor for allegedly staging a hate crime attack in January. 

Blake Griffin scored 16 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter after going to the locker room with an apparent right leg injury, and the Detroit Pistons rallied to beat the Chicago Bulls 112-104 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory.

The River North block where a bouncer was killed at a popular bar is the most dangerous block in the neighborhood.

CBS 2 obtained the policies that spell out why dozens of Northwestern Memorial Hospital workers got fired in connection with “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett’s case. 

Lori Lightfoot gladly accepted the backing of former candidate Willie Wilson, who won 14 of Chicago’s black wards, in the election’s first round. But Toni Preckwinkle’s campaign charged that Wilson sought to name key commissioners and asked  Preckwinkle to pay his campaign costs in exchange for Wilson’s support.

The man who shot and killed a McHenry County deputy is still in the hospital but is expected in court next week, police say. 

“This dude is a monster. The things he did. It’s not human.”

An Illinois State Police cruiser was struck by a drunk driver on Interstate 94 in north suburban Lake Forest early Friday, according to authorities.

Rain and wind are heading to the Chicago are for the weekend, according to CBS 2 meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist. 

Loyola of Chicago won both of the regular season matchups earlier this season. The teams last faced each other on Feb. 10, when the Ramblers shot 43.2 percent from the field while limiting Valparaiso to just 37.5 percent en route to the five-point victory.

Police say a couple was caught having sex at Ohio’s Kalahari Resort and then escaped a police car.

In what might prove to be a crucial decision in the race for mayor, Willie Wilson is endorsing Lori Lightfoot over Toni Preckwinkle.