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by now, Smollett should have been charged, which would have freed up some of the police:

19 Feb: ABC11: Jussie Smollett attack: Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx recuses herself from investigation
Also Tuesday, a group of mothers who lost their sons to violence and whose cases remain unsolved gathered to speak out about the amount of resources dedicated to the Smollett case rather than their sons’ unsolved cases.
“I’m just calling on Chicago police today to listen to our words and listen to what we are talking about today,” said Sheila Rush, whose son was murdered. “Like I said, it’s been nine years and I want justice.”
https://abc11.com/cook-county-states-attorney-kim-foxx-recuses-herself-from-jussie-smollett-investigation/5144861/

the following has not been taken on board by the FakeNewsMSM. it is vital info, given even pro-Trump websites sometimes go with the meme that hate crimes have increased because of President Trump.

18 Feb: Reason.com: Robby Soave: Jussie Smollett Reminds Us That Some Hate Crimes Are Hoaxes—and the Statistics Are a Mess
As the investigation turns on the Empire star, it’s important not to confuse “reality” with “narrative.”
While it’s true that the FBI’s count of hate crimes rose 17 percent from 2016 to 2017, it’s important to note that 1,000 additional agencies reported information to the FBI in the latter year. It should go without saying, but as the number of agencies participating in the FBI’s count of hate crimes grows more numerous, the total number of hate crimes will undoubtedly rise. This does not necessarily mean that hate crimes are surging—just that the authorities undercounted them previously...

A few months ago, many in the media became obsessed with a figure from the Anti-Defamation League, which purportedly showed that anti-Semitism had spiked a whopping 57 percent under Trump. But part of that statistic reflected an increase in bomb threats against U.S.-based Jewish institutions perpetrated by just one person: a deranged Israeli teenager. Anti-Semitic violence, according to the ADL’s count, actually decreased 47 percent...
https://reason.com/blog/2019/02/18/jussie-smollett-hate-crime-hoax-empire