Chicago’s Top Prosecutor Subpoenaed In Jussie Smollett Case WHUR Contributor April 29, 2019 at 9:07 am in ENTERTAINMENT Tweet CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s top prosecutor has been subpoenaed to appear in court by a retired appellate judge who’s pushing for a special prosecutor to investigate the handling of the case against actor Jussie Smollett. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Sheila O’Brien also subpoenaed Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s top deputy and requested that Smollett appear at a hearing on her request. Foxx was harshly criticized when her office announced it was dropping charges against Smollett that accused the black, gay actor of staging a racist and anti-gay attack on himself in downtown Chicago Foxx has defended the decision to drop the charges and says she welcomes an independent investigation. Tags: Chicago’s Top Prosecutor Subpoenaed In Jussie Smollett Case, Jussie Smollett, Kim Foxx