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Kenneth Williams, 20, (left)/Michael Ward, 18, (right) (AP Photo/Chicago Police Department)

No bail for Chicago gang members in Hadiya Pendleton's death

Don Babwin, Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) - Two men charged in the death of a 15-year-old Chicago honor student were ordered held without bail Tuesday at a hearing where prosecutors contended the shooting happened while they were hunting for members of a rival gang...
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In this Dec. 15, 2012 file photo, Illinois state Sen. Toi Hutchinson speaks during a candidate presentation at the 2nd Congressional District slating meeting in South Holland, Ill. Hutchinson is one of more than a dozen candidates running in a special primary election Feb. 26 to replace former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. who resigned in November 2012. Like much of the national conversation these days, the race to replace Jackson in Congress has been dominated by one topic: guns. Nearly half of 2nd District voters live on the South Side of Chicago, where some of the nation’s worst gun violence has been heavily concentrated. (AP Photo/John Smierciak, File)

Guns dominate race to replace Jesse Jackson Jr.

Sara Burnett, Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) - After months of drama surrounding Jesse Jackson Jr.'s seat in Congress, the race to replace the congressman with the prominent name has pivoted to a different high-profile topic: guns...
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Kenneth Williams, 20, (left)/Michael Ward, 18, (right) (AP Photo/Chicago Police Department)

2 charged in shooting death of Hadiya Pendleton

Don Babwin, Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) - Two Chicago gang members charged Monday in the death of a 15-year-old honor student mistook her and her friends for members of a rival gang...
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Mourners wait in line to get into the Greater Harvest M.B. Church for the funeral of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton on February 9, 2013, in Chicago, Illinois. Hadiya was killed on January 29, when a gunman opened fire on her and some friends while they were standing under a shelter on a warm rainy afternoon in a park about a mile from President Obama's Chicago home. First lady Michelle Obama attended the funeral with Senior White House Adviser Valerie Jarrett and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Hadiya remembered as someone who ‘wanted to change the world’

Renita D. Young
theGRIO REPORT - Nearly two weeks after the death of 15-year-old honor student Hadiya Pendleton became the face of Chicago gun violence and re-charged a national debate on gun control reform, hundreds of family, friends and dignitaries gathered to mourn her loss...
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2 suspects in custody in Hadiya Pendleton killing

Don Babwin, Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) - Two men were taken into custody Sunday as "persons of interest" in the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old Chicago girl, a Chicago police spokeswoman said...
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CHICAGO, IL - FEBRUARY 08: Cleopatra Pendleton arrives with her son Nathaniel for the wake of her 15-year-old daughter Hadiya Pendleton at the Calahan Funeral Home on February 8, 2013, in Chicago, Illinois. Hadiya was killed when a gunman opened fire on her and some friends as they stood under a shelter on a warm, rainy afternoon in a park about a mile from President Obama's Chicago home. First lady Michelle Obama is expected to attend tomorrow's funeral with senior White House adviser Valerie Jarrett and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Hadiya Pendleton funeral in Chicago

Jason Keyser and Sara Burnett, Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of mourners and dignitaries including first lady Michelle Obama packed the funeral Saturday for a Chicago honor student whose killing catapulted her into the nation's debate over gun violence.
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Left: Joe Walsh (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Right: Michelle Obama (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Ex-GOP rep rips first lady over Hadiya funeral

Carrie Healey
theGRIO REPORT - Former Tea Party congressman Joe Walsh took to his Twitter this morning to criticize Michelle Obama for attending the funeral of young Chicago shooting victim Hadiya Pendleton...
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Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) opens his papers after stepping up to the podium at a news conference on Capitol Hill December 10, 2008 in Washington, DC. Jackson had been mentioned as a potential replacement for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by President-elect Barack Obama. Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (C), who has the power to fill the vacant Senate seat, was arrested at his Chicago home yesterday and charged with corruption after prosecutors said he was trying to sell the seat to the highest bidder. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Jesse Jackson Jr. signs plea deal, may face prison

Mary Ann Ahern, NBC Chicago
NBC CHICAGO - It’s been nearly three months since Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned from Congress, but now NBC News confirms that Jackson has signed papers in a plea deal within the past several days...
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A flyers which asks for help in finding the killer of Hadiya Pendleton is left on a car near Harsh Park on February 1, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. Pendleton, a fifteen-year-old honor student at nearby King School, was shot and killed while hanging out with friends on a rainy afternoon under a shelter in the park on January 29. A $30,000 reward has been raised to help find her killer. Pendleton was the 44th homicide recorded in Chicago for 2013. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Hadiya funeral a major symbolic move by Obama

Perry Bacon Jr.
theGRIO REPORT - The first lady's decision is not surprising, as the Obamas often weigh in on matters that galvanize the African-American community..
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First lady Michelle Obama looks at her husband President Barack Obama after his speech at the event 'Together We Thrive: Tucson and America' honoring the January 8 shooting victims at McKale Memorial Center on the University of Arizona campus on January 12, 2011 in Tucson, Arizona. The memorial service is in honor of victims of the mass shooting at a Safeway grocery store that killed six and injured at least 13 others, including U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), who remains in critical condition after being shot in the head. Among those killed were U.S. District Judge John Roll, 63; Giffords' director of community outreach, Gabe Zimmerman, 30; and 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

First lady to attend Hadiya funeral

Lisa Balde, NBC Chicago
VIDEO - First Lady Michelle Obama will attend the funeral of a 15-year-old girl gunned down last week in Chicago, a White House source said...
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