In this Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020 photo, incumbent Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx, left, prays with Senior Pastor, Rev. Dr. Charles E. Dates, center, and candidate Bill Conway, right, at the 2020 Primary Candidates' Forum at the Progressive Baptist Church in Chicago. The Chicago area's top prosecutor is trying to convince voters of her criminal justice reform record as she faces continued questions about her handling of actor Jussie Smollett's case. (Colin Boyle/Chicag…
March 12, 2020
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Foxx touts record as Smollett case engulfs Illinois primary
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago mom Rya Smith has no doubts about backing the top prosecutor in the nation's second-biggest county for another term, even while acknowledging the office fumbled a criminal case against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett.