fox's matt finn has the latest tonight from chicago. hey, matt. >> tucker, today a veteran judge here in chicago said that the state's attorney kim foxx went against the law here when she recused herself and then assigned her right-hand man to be the, "acting state's attorney." the judge says there is no role of an "acting state's attorney" in illinois and when kim foxx recused herself in february, then and there a special prosecutor should have been assigned. so now, a special prosecutor will examine the entire smollett case and can bring the same charges or even new criminal charges against the actor. and the special prosecutor will also probe kim foxx's office for malfeasances or corruption. former illinois justice sheila o'brien submitted a petition in april requesting the special prosecutor arguing she felt compelled to do so because the public deserves