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The feds have closed the investigation into the 1955 lynching of Chicago Black teenager Emmett Till who was abducted, tortured and killed after witnesses said he whistled at a white woman in Mississippi.

Till's family was informed the U.S. Justice Department will not file charges Carolyn Bryant Donham, the woman accused of lying about whether Emmett Till ever touched her.

Emmett Till Investigation Closed By Feds; No New Charges

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• Former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett on Monday took the stand in his defense against felony charges that he faked a homophobic hate crime against himself. "There was no hoax," he said. (Patch)
• Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday announced $1 billion in affordable housing projects and opened up applications for 18-months of pandemic-related rental assistance. Here's how to apply. (Patch)
• Chef Brian Mita, who opened Bucktown Japanese restaurant Izakaya Mita with his mother in 2014, died after a two-and-a half-year battle with cancer. He was 43. (Eater)
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