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BREAKING: Multiple soucres tell @ABC7Chicago Eyewitness News Jussie Smollet and the 2 men who are being questioned by police staged the attack - allegedly because his character was being written out of the show Empire.
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BREAKING: The two potential suspects in the Smollet investigation ARE under arrest. They are not able to leave; police have them under arrest.
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MORE: Someone familiar with the investigation says Smollet was a no-show for an interview earlier today with detectives. All of this coming hours after Smollett spoke to @GMA speaking out in his first media interview taking aim at those who doubted his story.
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BREAKING: Two law enforcement officials briefed on the matter tell @ABC the FBI is *reviewing* circumstances surrounding dismissal of criminal charges against Jussie Smollett. ABC News is told this is not an investigation. It is a "review" or "inquiry".
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Had not seen this. What a powerful moment, witnessing the greatest of human bonds.
You maybe already saw this.
Tennis player Mahut losing at Roland Garros in front of his family, breaks down in tears.
His kid runs on court to hug him.
His opponent Mayer getting emotional.
Father and son walk away hand in hand.
Losing, winning, living.
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Chicago police tell @ABC detectives are eager to speak to Jussie Smollett again urgently. “We have been in touch with Smollett’s attorneys. We contacted his attorneys last night. We made our intentions clear.”
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Solid start to the interview.
Chris Cuomo: Thank you for coming back on my show.
Gov. Cuomo: Mom told me I had to.
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NEW: @ABC7Chicago has new information that Pope Leo XIV is actually a WHITE SOX FAN. More at 4pm.
I'm not making this up. 😂
Man, do I love Chicago sports fans.
Congratulations to Pope Leo XIV!
Community note
While this tweet jokingly claims Pope Leo XIV is a Cubs fan, his brother has publicly said he was “always a Sox fan.” Source: wgntv.com/news/pope-leo/
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BREAKING: The city of Chicago has filed a civil complaint against Jussie Smollett in Cook County Circuit Court.
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DEVELOPING: We are trying to get more information on this. But first responders have arrived at 500 W. Madison. This is the Olgilvie Transportation Center and now called the Accenture Tower.
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NEW: Chicago police tell our @SchulteABC7 that superintendent Eddie Johnson was not told about Smollett charges being dropped today. Johnson learned about it while at a scheduled police graduation at Navy Pier.
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UPDATE: After Jussie Smollett turned over "limited & redacted" phone records, Chicago police spokesman @AJGuglielmi tells @ABC7Chicago "We are very appreciative of the victim's cooperation however the records provided do not meet the burden for a criminal investigation..."
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A 90-year-old man murdered in El Paso. What this man saw in his lifetime and this is how it ends for him. In the United States of America.
This is Luis Juárez Dominguez. He was 90 years old. He and his wife of 70 years were buying groceries at Walmart when he was killed. His wife was was also shot but survived. A relative tells us "he was an amazing human being, so loving, calm and big-hearted." #ElPasoShooting
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Was wondering why I heard the @ABC7Chicago newsroom screaming “WHAT IS ILLINOIS!” during @Jeopardy. 🤦🏽♂️
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MORE: Chicago PD says detectives did a follow-up, supplemental interview with Jussie Smollett, where he did in fact tell police his attackers yelled “MAGA country.”
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Colonoscopy complete! Doc says everything looks good. I’m 47. High risk. It was completely painless. Please 🙏 spread awareness about this preventative measure. Colon cancer is treatable if we catch it early.
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JUST IN: Here's the video of a witness recording what sounds like gunfire outside Mercy Hospital earlier today.
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Well tonight... The Mayor's strategy to keep car caravans from stopping downtown traffic appears to be failing.
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BREAKING: Chicago police release hundreds of pages of documents regarding the Jussie Smollett investigation. We are reviewing them now.
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What was also noteworthy about this news conference with Chicago police was that Johnson also said Smollett was responsible for the threat letter sent to Fox studios in Chicago. That’s an FBI case still on going.
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BREAKING: @ABC7Chicago is there as R Kelly surrenders to Chicago police.
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Clarence had surgery today to remove a few growths on his body. Send him sweet thoughts of doggie treats, long walks and fetch! He’s gonna have to take it easy for awhile.
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BREAKING: @ABC7Chicago obtains surveillance video that appears to show brothers involved in Smollett investigation leaving a Chicago store after buying items allegedly used in staged attack on Jussie Smollett.
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NEW: From @ABC @JoshMargolin: The FBI and US Postal Inspection Service are continuing their probe into whether Jussie Smollett played a role in sending a threatening to himself prior to the allegedly staged attack, according to a law enforcement official briefed. 1/2
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ALERT: Court hearing underway right now in Chicago as members of the media fight expungement and sealing of Jussie Smollett case files.
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Smollett case news. Backing up @RaferWeigel report: @ABC confirms detectives were able to confront the 2 brothers
with evidence they purchased the rope found around Smollett’s neck at an Ace hardware store. The brothers agreed to cooperate with police.
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However, detectives are unable to "independently verify" the call occurred because Smollett refused to turn over his phone.
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BREAKING: Actor Jussie Smollett indicted again in connection with alleged 2019 attack in Chicago, clerk's office says.
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Any mayor from any previous administration would have been asked the same question.
Mayor Johnson calls a reporter "disrespectful" for asking if this is a good week to go to London for @ChicagoBears game. He says he's going to attract business to Chicago, and while he's there he will root for the Bears.
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JUST IN: The city of Chicago law department tells @ABC7Chicago "The Law Department is now drafting a civil complaint that will be filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County" against Jussie Smollett.
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Eddie Johnson starts Smollett news conference saying: “As I look to into the crowd I just wish that the families of gun violence in this city got this much attention. That’s who really deserves the amount of attention that we’re getting”
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UPDATE: The city of Highland Park confirms to @ABC7Chicago five people have been killed and more than a dozen injured after a mass shooting at a parade.
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MORE: A Chicago police spokesman tells @ABC7Chicago some 600 pages of the Jussie Smollett investigative file will be uploaded for the media likely by Tuesday. The department needs to be officially served the order first.
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Superintendent Eddie Johnson says “First, Smollett attempted to gain attention by sending a false letter that relied on racial, homophobic and political language”. This is the FIRST public acknowledgment the threat letter might also be a hoax.
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We lost this good old boy today. Heart broken but so grateful for the time we spent with Clarence. Play all the fetch you want now Bub. We’ll love you forever.
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Chicago Police do not have any video of the assailants and continue to look for surveillance video. Investigators heard the "MAGA country" claim in media reports and called Smollett again. In that supplemental interview he shared that info with police. 2/2
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This is Chicago Police Officer Samuel Jimenez. Jimenez was one of 3 people killed today at Mercy Hospital in Chicago.
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Too much misinformation circulating on social media right now about Highland Park. Our @ABC7Chicago newsroom will use caution, will only report verified and attributed information.
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It's ironic @ABC7Chicago was accused by an international publication earlier this week of breaking laws and cooperating in some bizarre collaboration to help illegal migrants avoid deportation. We didn't.
Today, as we have always done, we reported (accurately) what our I-Team knew about allegations of ICE agents visiting a public school.
Now the story is blowing up, with finger pointing from elected officials on who "lied" and who didn't. And they are citing our reporting.
Long time Chicagoans trust us. We, like many of you, were born and raised here. This is home.
Our newsroom is a leader.
The outside noise is just that. Noise. We will continue to do our best in reporting some of the most controversial topics of the year. Thanks for trusting us. Local media is not dead. We are thriving thanks to you. 🇺🇸
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NEW: @ABC reports Jussie Smollett told police his attackers concealed their faces and he did not identify the attackers by race. 1/2
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NEW: Chicago police have a security image of Smollett alone inside a Subway sandwich shop near the location of the reported crime. Police have also obtained additional video placing him at the scene of the crime. 1/2
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BREAKING: Emonte Morgan guilty on all counts in the murder of Chicago police officer Ella French.
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Hot take!
If the Bears do the right thing, and keep the best QB they've ever had, this will be @justnfields in fewer than two seasons breaking it down for all of you.
Now come at me! I'm ready. 😱
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JUST IN: Police take Highland Park parade shooting “person of interest” Robert (Bobby) Crimo into custody.
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CPD also says: when Smollett contacted police at 2:42AM, he was still wearing the rope around his neck. The alleged encounter occurred at 2AM. Police have the rope and it will be analyzed.
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NEW: A law enforcement official briefed on Smollett investigation tells @ABC during interrogations, police were told by the two brothers Smollett was upset a threatening letter sent to Empire’s Chicago studio on January 22 did not get enough attention. 1/2
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Johnson says there are phone records the brothers and Smollett “talked an hour or so before the attack, an hour or so after the attack” and also when the brothers were out of the country.
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NEW: Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson called @ABC7Chicago tonight to say Jussie Smollett is considered a victim and the police investigation is on-going.
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On my way to the newsroom to find out who wrote this headline...
Home Run Inn Pizza is arguably the best thin crust pizza in Chicago. And its frozen pizzas are among the best, nationally! abc7chicago.com/post/chicago…
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Illinois Republican Congressman:
I believe @TexasGOP should immediately retract this, apologize, and fire Allen West and anyone else associated with this. My guy Abraham Lincoln and the Union soldiers already told you no.
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The FBI is still actively investigating the threat letter addressed to Jussie Smollett and mailed to the Fox studios in Chicago. The feds have been “assisting” Chicago police in the alleged attack case as local detectives continue to take the lead.
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BREAKING: Sources tell @ABC7Chicago that tomorrow Illinois Governor JB Pritzker will announce the state is expanding vaccine eligibility in April to anyone 16-years-old and older. This is expected to begin April 12th.
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There were no shootings or homicides in Chicago on Wednesday.
Since Jan. 1, 2019, there have only been six other days without any shootings across the city, Chicago police said. 🧵
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BREAKING: Our news crew spots Chicago brothers and their attorney in Smollett investigation at courthouse entering a grand jury room. Unclear if they are actually testifying before a grand jury.
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Snoop wants you to know he’s losing his baby teeth and it kinda hurts but he’s still a very good boy. 🐶🦷🦴
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HEADS UP: Our I-Team is ready and waiting to review hundreds of pages of investigative files in the Jussie Smollett case that could be released as soon as today.
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BREAKING: Judge Vincent Gaughan sentences former Chicago cop Jason Van Dyke to 81 months (2 years mandatory) in prison for murdering Laquan McDonald.
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The next time Smollett is seen on surveillance camera, he is entering a condo building. Police say he now has a rope around his neck and is "wearing it like a neck tie". About a minute (maybe less) has passed since he was seen on video.
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Tonight @ABC7Chicago has learned Jussie Smollett requested responding Chicago police officers turn off their body cameras as they arrived to take his report. A spokesman says this is not uncommon when officers enter a private residence. 1/2
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Jake Tapper nails it. Hope you can take 4 minutes to watch this today. Be well. Everyone.
CNN’s @jaketapper: “Sick and in isolation, Mr. President, you have become a symbol of your own failures. Failures of recklessness, ignorance, arrogance. The same failures you have been inflicting on the rest of us ... Get well and get it together" #CNNSOTU
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MORE: @ABC7Chicago has also learned subpoenas have been issued to obtain records from Jussie Smollett.
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NEW: @ABC reports the FBI has taken over the Jussie Smollett case in Chicago.
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Additionally, in their initial report, Jussie Smollett did not tell police his attackers yelled “MAGA.” Chicago Police PIO added: “I’m not saying it’s not true. He could have remembered later, but he did not tell officers that in the initial report.” 2/2
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Breaking: Cook County State’s Attorney office tells @ABC7Chicago Jussie Smollett has been charged with felony disorderly conduct. Bond court hearing set for 1:30pm tomorrow.
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Hello new followers. Thank you! I tweet a lot about Chicago sports, local and national politics, breaking news and my dog. Mostly because he’s a very good boy. Except today when he frequently interrupted me snow blowing to play his favorite game.
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Snoops wants you to know he’s on the way to the vet to be fully vaccinated. Recommends you do the same. 🐶💉
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It's never good when a business closes. And I wish I could I say I'm surprised at all the people on X dunking on this news, *mocking* it. Yes the stores were overpriced. Yes this is just another corporate casualty. And perhaps the companies handled it poorly.
But a lot of good people, HARDWORKING Chicagoans, went to work this morning and found out they are now unemployed.
I'm just rooting for them right now.
Just months after announcing a merger, Dom's Kitchen & Market and Foxtrot will be closing locations in Chicago, Texas and Washington, D.C., according to a post on the Dom's website. abc7chicago.com/chicago-base…
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MORE: The images of the two potential persons of interest show them walking in the general area of where Smollett is. It does NOT show an assault. Also the quality of the images is not great. Should be released in next few hours.
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NEW: Jussie Smollett's legal team cites Chicago's mayoral election as a reason their client is wrongfully accused: "The presumption of innocence, a bedrock in the search for justice, was trampled upon at the expense of Mr. Smollett and notably, on the eve of a Mayoral election."
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Johnson “Why would anyone especially an African American man use the symbolism of a noose to make false accusations?”
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NEW: The city of Chicago tells @ABC7Chicago the law department has sent a letter to Jussie Smollett's legal team asking their client to pay $130,000 to Chicago to offset costs of attack investigation.
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NEW: The Osundairo brothers have filed a federal lawsuit in Chicago against two of Jussie Smollett’s attorneys.
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We are witnessing a super-spreading event in real-time at the highest level of our government. It's beyond extraordinary. This is a national crisis none of us have ever experienced.
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Chicago police spokesman to @ABC on Smollett case: "We got information and we want to run (it) by him. If the opportunity is not taken [to come in], we’re going to go with other methods to create a culture of accountability.”
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New statement from Smollett representative: “There are no plans for Jussie to meet with Chicago police today. Any news reports suggesting otherwise are inaccurate. Smollett's attorneys will keep dialogue going with Chicago police on his behalf. We have no further comment today.”
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Happy Birthday to my Mom. She’s a stage IV cancer survivor and my guiding light. I’ve always admired her kindness, compassion, and fight. She rocks. Love you Adriana!
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Fire fighters, police officers, bus drivers, restaurant workers, cab drivers, grocery store employees, bartenders, tv news people, pilots, flight attendants, airport workers, utility crews, and so many more are working today. It's a great time of year to say thanks to a stranger!
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MORE: The federal investigation, originally confirmed by @ABC on Feb. 20, has remained open all along–even after the “Empire” actor was hit with Illinois state charges. Developments today have no impact on the federal probe. The FBI’s Chicago office declined to comment. 2/2
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MORE: Chicago police spokesman says "Detectives may be following up with him (Smollett) to request additional data to corroborate the investigative timeline."
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BREAKING: Chicago Police release two photos of potential persons of interest in the Jussie Smollett investigation and issue a community alert.
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Good morning! Snoop wants you to know his ears are nearly full grown. Body should follow. 😆🐶
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We are so far behind in the global effort to create sustainable energy in America, it boggles my mind.
Most of the Chicago expressways we commute on don't even have clearly painted lanes, let alone something like this.🤦🏽♂️🚗🌞
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