Opinion: After Jussie Smollett, the Chicago mayoral race pits the New Left against the old Democratic machine, writes AllysiaFinley
The decision by Cook County prosecutors to drop charges against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett for staging a fake hate crime against himself prompted a fierce response from Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Police Department last week. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, who is running to replace Mr. Emanuel in Tuesday’s election, was more circumspect.
“I think it’s really important that the state’s attorney be allowed to provide a fuller explanation as time goes on,” Ms. Preckwinkle said in a debate Tuesday. On...
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