The Chicago Way
Due to the high-profile nature of the case, or the spotlight the internet can shine on everything, the Chicago Way handling of the Jussie Smollett case may not succeed. The manner in which the States Attorney for Cook County dismissed all 16 felonies Smollett was charged with for faking a “hate crime” has come under intense scrutiny. Before you counter that this scrutiny is motivated by partisan politics, racism or homophobia, consider this letter written by the Illinois Prosecutor’s Bar…