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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: Teaching and Learning, Kirsten Gillibrand, Mark Kirk, Health and Safety at School, Hyde Park
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2 charged with murder in Hadiya Pendleton slaying
Chicago Tribune reportersTwo 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: Shootings, Michelle Obama, Crime, Law and Justice, Hadiya Pendleton, Barack Obama
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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: Activism, Rahm Emanuel, Michelle Obama, Career and Workplace, Chicago Mayor
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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: Arne Duncan, Chicago Mayor, Valerie Jarrett, Interior Policy, Justice System
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First lady's attendance at Hadiya's funeral necessary and vital
Michelle Obama is not only first lady of the United States. She's also a mother of two young daughters. And she's coming home to the funeral of a girl who was killed in a park about a mile from the Obamas' Kenwood home. You've heard about Hadiya...
Tags: Illinois Governor, Rahm Emanuel, Pat Quinn, Personal Weapon Control, Politics
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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: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Human Interest, Chicago Mayor, Valerie Jarrett, Interior Policy
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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: Arne Duncan, Michelle Obama, Gun Control, Hadiya Pendleton, Valerie Jarrett
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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: Netherlands, Rahm Emanuel, Michelle Obama, Murder, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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Reward increased to $40,000 in Hadiya Pendleton slaying
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. Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy and other...
Tags: Shootings, Gun Control, Hadiya Pendleton, Interior Policy, Barack Obama
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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, Shootings, Gang Activity, Gun Control, Hadiya Pendleton
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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: Teaching and Learning, Shootings, Garry McCarthy, Personal Weapon Control, Politics
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2 communities log double homicides on same day
RedEyeBridgeport, Englewood and West Garfield Park each saw two homicides in the last week, a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data found. In Bridgeport, two men were shot to death Saturday in the 500 block of West Pershing Road, police said....Tags: Shootings, North Lawndale, Englewood, Auburn Gresham, East Side
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