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Obama returns home to speak about Chicago's gun violence
President Barack Obama will visit Chicago on Friday, when he will discuss gun violence as he focuses on his economic message from Tuesday's State of the Union address, according to the White House. Obama will "talk about the gun violence that has...Tags: Michelle Obama, Career and Workplace, Rahm Emanuel, State of the Union Address, Cook County Board of Commissioners
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Obama to speak Friday at Hyde Park high school
In addition to speaking at a South Side high school Friday, President Barack Obama is expected to meet privately with 20 young black men there to discuss the challenges of growing up in a rough neighborhood. White House officials asked Principal Antonio...Tags: Health and Safety at School, State of the Union Address, Hyde Park, Students, White House
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Growing clamor for Obama to visit Chicago, address city's violence
When times are tough, the distraught have long sought comfort in an old church hymn. "In times like these," the song goes, "you need a savior." In Chicago communities overwhelmed by violence, some people are now singing a different tune. In times like...
Tags: Michelle Obama, Rahm Emanuel, Murder, Jesse Jackson, White House
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President's visit anything but welcome for the Rahmfather
The big guy is coming to Chicago, and that can't be good for the not-as-big guy on the fifth floor of Chicago's City Hall. In politics, stuff rolls downhill. The big guy on Pennsylvania Avenue doesn't want stuff on his shoes, and neither does the not-...
Tags: Chicago Police Department, Rahm Emanuel, Murder, Politics, Hadiya Pendleton
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Executive Profile: Martin Nesbitt, the first friend
Chicago businessman Martin Nesbitt will sit on the dais in front of the U.S. Capitol on Monday as his best friend is inaugurated president of the United States. The two men — successful African-American leaders who share a record of high...
Tags: High School Sports, Michelle Obama, Northwestern University, Midway Airport, Colleges and Universities
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Adela Cepeda carved her own path to success
Adela Cepeda stepped adroitly along her path to become one of the city's most prominent Latina businesswomen. But she walked it on her own, rather than as part of the power couple she and her husband were once well on their way to becoming. Cepeda, an...
Tags: Michelle Obama, High School Sports, Colleges and Universities, Employment Opportunities, Politics
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2 charged in Hadiya's killing
Two reputed gang members were out for revenge from a previous shooting when they opened fire on a group of students in a South Side park last month, killing 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton in a heartbreaking case that has brought national attention to...
Tags: Michelle Obama, Health and Safety at School, State of the Union Address, Murder, Politics
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Hadiya Pendleton's 'twin' describes death of best friend
As she and her high school classmates fled from the gunfire, Hadiya Pendleton screamed that she had been shot, fell to the ground, struggled to get up and fell again, according to her best friend. The best friend and another girl scrambled to Pendleton'...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Students, Politics, Shootings, Hadiya Pendleton
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First lady to attend slain girl's funeral
The first lady, governor and mayor will attend Hadiya Pendleton's funeral Saturday, but the family of the slain teenager is determined to hold a service that looks past politics and celebrates the life of a 15-year-old girl lost to Chicago street...
Tags: Illinois Governor, Michelle Obama, Health and Safety at School, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Colleges and Universities
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Hadiya Pendleton funeral: Joyous memories, bitter facts about gun violence
The funeral for Hadiya Pendleton on Saturday was a celebration of her life, just as her parents had wanted. But along with those moments of joyful remembrance, there was bitter awareness of the street violence that took her away. In the front row,...
Tags: Illinois Governor, Michelle Obama, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Arne Duncan, Politics
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Hadiya Pendleton: 4 years before slaying, girl made anti-gang video
The sixth-grader can barely keep from smiling, self-conscious in front of the camera as she delivers a very serious message. "Hi, my name is Hadiya. This commercial is informational for you and your future children," she begins. "So many children out...
Tags: Northwestern University, Murder, Politics, Hadiya Pendleton, Garry McCarthy
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Michelle Obama to attend funeral for Hadiya Pendleton
Tribune NewspapersWASHINGTON -- First lady Michelle Obama plans to attend Saturday’s funeral in Chicago for 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton, who was fatally shot last week about a mile from the Obama family’s Kenwood home Pendleton, an honor student and band...Tags: Illinois Governor, Michelle Obama, Arne Duncan, Politics, Valerie Jarrett
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