An Illinois appeals court upheld actor Jussie Smollett's conviction for a staged hate crime in an opinion filed Friday. The decision was 2-1, with Justice David Navarro and Justice Mary Ellen ...

Jussie Smollett has lost his conviction appeal, the Appellate Court of Illinois decided Friday. Two of the three Appeals Court judges ruled to uphold the conviction. The decision comes after the ...

Melissa Lord, Preston’s aunt, spoke in front of the department. “We don’t just want an arrest, we want a conviction,” she said. She expressed dismay that Preston's attackers have not ...