Judge rejects request for judge outside Cook County to decide on special prosecutor for Jussie Smollett case
by Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune
May 17, 2019
2 minutes
CHICAGO - A Cook County judge on Friday swatted down a request that a judge from outside the county make the decision whether a special prosecutor should be appointed to investigate the abrupt dismissal of charges against "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett.
During a long and sometimes testy hearing, Judge Michael Toomin rejected the request by
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