🌱 Jussie Smollett / Dreadhead Cowboy / Dan Hampton DUI

Chicago IL

29 November, 2021

9:24 AM

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Actor Jussie Smollet is set to return to Chicago for the start of his trial on charges that he allegedly faked being the victim of a hate crime in downtown Chicago nearly three years ago. Jury selection is slated to start today. Jussie Smolette. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images) Overcast. High: 39 Low: 35. It's set to be a busy day for reporters at the Cook County criminal courthouse as jury selection begins today in the trial of Adam Hollingsworth — also known as the "Dreadhead Cowboy. He faces animal cruelty charges related to riding his horse on the Dan Ryan Expressway last year. Hollingsworth plans to represent himself in court. (ABC7)Bears Hall of Famer Dan Hampton was arrested for drunken driving in Winfield, Indiana, where he lives. Hampton was charged with driving under the influence on Nov. 20, spend the night in jail and was released on $25,000 bond. (Patch)A 63-year-old man was charged with stabbing a CTA bus driver who caught him trying to pick another rider's pocket in Lincoln Park. Daniel Pelt was charged with aggravated battery toward a transit employee and use of a deadly weapon. (NBC)A girl who was abducted by three men wearing ski mask Saturday night was found in the back of a car Sunday morning. The girl, a minor, told investigators she had "no memory of what occurred until she woke up in the back of the vehicle" in the 1700 block of North Harlem Avenue. (WGN) From our sponsors: Hey Chicago, it's Cyber Monday! The Patch Deals team will be rounding up the hottest discounts all day long. Click here to shop and save! For A Good Time, Click: Free Monday w/ The Dearlys (Single Release), Goose Harrington, Nikko Blue at the Empty Bottle (8:30 p.m.)Groomed X Blesswell Pop-Up at Kimpton Gray Hotel (12 p.m.)Chicago Moth Story Slam at Lincoln Hall (6 p.m.)Reefer Madness with Life Organ by Jay Warren at Beat Kitchen (8 p.m.)Tommy Castro & The Painkillers' Album Release w/ Kevin Burt at City Winery (7 p.m.) Tommy Castro. (Kris Connor/Getty Images) From our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Featured businesses: Improovy Painters Chicago — The #1-Rated Painting Services In Chicagoland ✅ Easy & Fast! (Visit website) Governors State University — Attend the Undergraduate Open House, Saturday, Nov. 13 (Visit Website) Add your business here Events: Save 15% On All L.L.Bean Wicked Good Slippers — For A Limited Time (November 29) Music with the Rabbi (November 30) Been Thinking about Singing ? (November 30) Divorce Boot Camp – Chicago, IL Hub ~ No–Cost Webinar (December 2) Obstacles and Intimacies: new art from Stephanie Brooks (December 3) First Saturday Evanston Art Events (December 4) Evanston Made Birthday Bash (December 4) Illinois Concealed Carry License Class for WOMEN ONLY $80 & More (December 5) Menorah Lighting with NEWCITY and Chabad Lincoln Park (December 5) Music Of The Baroque and Christmas Carols (December 11) Add your event Love the Chicago Daily? Tell your pals and send them this link to subscribe. — Mark