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Prosecutor: Chicago gang war led to Hadiya Pendelton's death

Don Babwin, Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) - Two men circled a park on Chicago's South Side looking for members of a rival gang before one crept up on a group seeking shelter from the rain under a canopy and opened fire, striking a 15-year-old honor student who once made a video protesting gang violence, prosecutors said Tuesday...
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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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Cleopatra Pendleton (C) leaves the Greater Harvest M.B. Church following the funeral of her 15-year-old daughter Hadiya 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's mother will be first lady's guest at State of the Union

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theGRIO REPORT - President Obama will visit Chicago on Friday, and Hadiya Pendleton's mother Cleoaptra will be a guest of the first lady at Tuesday's State of the Union address, as the White House continues its push to change gun control laws...
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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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First lady attends Hadiya Pendleton funeral

Sara Burnett, Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of mourners and dignitaries including first lady Michelle Obama packed the funeral service Saturday for a Chicago teen 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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