Kim Foxx asks for an independent investigation into how her office handled the controversial Jussie Smollett case.
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Jussie Smollett leaves following his court appearance at Leighton Courthouse on March 26, 2019 in Chicago.But soon police began to suspect that Smollett had made up the story. But suspicions were raised that Smollett might get a sweetheart deal after The Chicago Sun-Times reported that
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