Teen Who Marched in Inauguration Parade Gunned Down in Chicago
*A teenage girl who performed at President Obama’s inauguration with her high school band earlier this month was shot to death Tuesday afternoon at a Chicago park, CBS Chicago reports. Police said...
View ArticleChicago Marches for Hadiya Pendleton; Reward Increased
*As community members marched in memory of Hadiya Pendleton Friday, officials announced the reward for information in the slaying of the King College Prep sophomore has been increased to $40,000....
View ArticleFirst Lady Michelle Obama will Attend Hadiya Pendleton Funeral
*The pressure has been on President Obama to attend the funeral Hadiya Pendleton. Instead, the White House announced today that First Lady Michelle Obama plans to attend the funeral of the 15-year-old...
View ArticleHadiya Pendleton Update: 2 Men Charged in Murder of Chicago Student
Kenneth Williams, 20 and Michael Ward, 18 *There’s been movement in the case of Hadiya Pendleton. According to the Associated Press, two gang members were charged with murder Monday in the death of the...
View ArticleHadiya Pendleton’s Mom, Newtown Survivor at Obama’s SOTU
President Barack Obama walks down the colonnade at the White House February 12, 2013 in Washington, DC. Later this evening, the President will deliver his State of the Union address at the U.S....
View ArticleHadiya Pendleton’s Accused Killers Held Without Bail
*Hadiya Pendleton’s suspected killers have been charged and are being held without bail, reports the Associated Press. Two men whave been detained in connection to the 15-year-old’s tragic death in...
View ArticleGOP Sen. Seeks to Name Gun Bill after Hadiya Pendleton
*A Republican senator from Illinois said Thursday he had asked permission from the mother of slain Chicago teen Hadiya Pendleton to name his gun-safety legislation after the girl. Sen. Mark Kirk...
View ArticleFLOTUS Tears Up During Gun Violence Speech (Watch)
First lady Michelle Obama speaks to guests about combating youth violence at a luncheon April 10, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. According to published reports Chicago has had 79 murders in 2013....
View ArticleMichelle Obama Makes the Forbes Most Powerful Women List
*First lady Michelle Obama is no doubt one of the most influential women of our time. And Forbes agrees. In the latest issue of the magazine’s “Most Powerful Women,” the presidential wife made it at...
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