CHICAGO — A city of Chicago deadline loomed on Thursday for Jussie Smollett to pay more than $130,000 to reimburse some of the costs of investigating what city authorities say was a staged racist, anti-gay attack or risk getting slapped with a civil lawsuit.

Thursday was seven days since Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s law chief sent the “Empire” actor a letter demanding the payment by money order or cashier’s check for $130,106 — plus 15 cents — but there was no indication Smollett has paid or intends to.

The March 28 letter that said he must pay within seven days was sent days after the Cook County state’s attorney’s office dropped all 16 felony charges accusing Smollett of orchestrating the Jan. 29 attack. The surprise decision angered Emanuel and Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson.

Nonpayment will likely lead the city to sue Smollett, prompting a civil trial where the threshold for proving he staged the incident will be lower than in criminal court. Smollett could also be required to sit for depositions, forcing him explain evidence that suggests he lied.

As the city raised the issue last week of Smollett footing part of the bill for overtime worked by detectives and officers who looked into the actor’s claim, his lawyers released a statement saying it is city officials “who owe” Smollett “an apology” and that “Jussie has paid enough.”

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx defended a decision by her office last week to drop all 16 felony counts against Smollett, saying money was better spent on more serious crimes.

A group of suburban Chicago police chiefs has calledfor Foxx to resign.