Currently a private attorney and executive co-chairman of a large law firm in Chicago, Webb is no stranger to investigating corruption in the city. As a federal prosecutor, Webb successfully prosecuted retired Adm. John Poindexter for his involvement in the Iran-Contra scandal during the Reagan administration. Friday, Toomin said all of the responses to his special prosecutor requests to public officials were "less than enthusiastic." Overall, special prosecutor investigations in Chicago are relatively rare and reserved only for cases with the highest significance. With her petition for a special prosecutor successfully over, O'Brien says she plans to follow Webb's investigation as a spectator.

CHICAGO - A Chicago judge Wednesday denied a request by Jussie Smollett's lawyers that a replacement judge be assigned in the former "Empire" actor's special prosecutor case, in addition to rejecting other motions put forward by Smollett's team. Judge Michael Toomin also denied a motion asking that Smollett's lawyers be allowed to intervene and argue other motions during the court appearance. Smollett's lawyers had hoped to use the brothers' testimony to reveal inconsistencies in their stories, as they are the only two witnesses in the case. Bodycam footage yields new detailsNo timeline has been provided for when Toomin will select a special prosecutor. In the case of a formal recusal, Toomin wrote, the court would have been responsible for appointing a special prosecutor.