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Man Testifies About Balfour Allegedly Stalking Hudson
CHICAGO (AP) – A witness in the trial of the man accused of killing members of actress Jennifer Hudson’s family says he saw the defendant spying on the Hudson family’s home in the summer before the...
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Balfour Defense Highlights Lack Of Physical Evidence In Hudson Murders
CHICAGO (CBS) – DNA evidence – or the lack of it – took center stage Wednesday at the trial of the man charged with killing three members of entertainer Jennifer Hudson’s family, as the defense shined...
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Witness Tells Of Call From Suspect In Jennifer Hudson Family Murders
CHICAGO (CBS) – A friend of the man charged with killing Jennifer Hudson’s family members may have helped prosecutors fill in some gaps in their case on Monday, telling jurors about a panicked phone...
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Closing Arguments In Hudson Family Murder Trial Set For Wednesday
CHICAGO (CBS) – The defense and prosecution have rested their case against the man accused of killing Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother and nephew. Prosecutors had presented two weeks of...
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Testimony Wraps In Hudson Family Murders Trial, Prosecutors Focus On Key...
Updated 05/08/12 – 6:05 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – Closing arguments are set to begin Wednesday morning in the trial of the man accused of killing three members of Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson’s family....
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Jurors May Begin Deliberations Today In Hudson Family Murder Trial
CHICAGO (CBS) — Jurors could begin deliberating today in the case of William Balfour. Actress Jennifer Hudson’s former brother-in-law is on trial for the murders of her mother, brother and nephew. At...
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Jury Sequestered In Hudson Murders Trial, Deliberations Resume Thursday
Updated 05/09/12 – 9:42 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – Jurors began deliberating Wednesday in the murder trial of the man accused of killing Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson’s family, but were sequestered for the...
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Still No Verdict In Hudson Murders After Day 2 Of Deliberations
Updated 05/10/12 – 6:17 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — Jurors have wrapped up a second day of deliberations in the trial of the man accused of killing singer/actress Jennifer Hudson’s family, with no word on a...
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Balfour Guilty In Hudson Family Murders
CHICAGO (CBS)–William Balfour, the former brother-in-law of Jennifer Hudson, was found guilty Friday of killing three members of the singer’s family in 2008. The six-man, six-woman jury’s verdict was...
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Day After Verdict In Family Murders, Jennifer Hudson All Smiles At Great America
GURNEE, Ill. (CBS) – Jennifer Hudson and her fiancé went to Six Flags Great America Saturday, a day after she listened to guilty verdicts against her former brother-in-law for killing her mother,...
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McCarthy: Hudson Juror Had Unreasonable Expectations Of Police
CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago’s top cop is responding to a juror in the William Balfour trial who said police bungled the investigation into the murder of Jennifer Hudson’s family members. After helping...
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Judge Releases Video Of Hudson Family Murder Suspect’s Interrogation
Updated 05/16/12 – 8:43 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – A Cook County judge has released the video of convicted killer William Balfour being questioned by police in the murders of Jennifer Hudson’s family...
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Deadline Comes Monday For Reserved Seats At Taste Of Chicago Concerts
CHICAGO (CBS) — The deadline is fast approaching for people who want a reserved seat for concerts at the Taste of Chicago, less than a week away. As WBBM Newsradio’s Brandis Friedman reports, as crews...
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Ticket Sales Remain Lackluster For Taste Of Chicago Concerts
CHICAGO (CBS) — Sales of Taste of Chicago concert tickets continue to be lackluster. As WBBM Newsradio’s Bernie Tafoya reports, the Taste of Chicago opens Wednesday in Grant Park. The festival is a...
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Shorter Taste Of Chicago Opens In Grant Park
Updated 07/11/12 – 9:59 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – Chicago’s 32nd edition of Taste of Chicago opened with diminutive Ald. Walter Burnett (27th) pronouncing it: “Shorter, but better, just like myself.” This...
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3 Consecutive Life Sentences For Balfour In Hudson Family Murders
UPDATED 07/24/12 – 5 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — William Balfour, the man convicted of murdering three members of singer-actress Jennifer Hudson’s family, has been sentenced to three consecutive life terms in...
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Jennifer Hudson Befriends Woman Once Known as ‘Girl X’
CHICAGO (CBS) — Jennifer Hudson recently befriended the victim of another horrendous crime, according to a report Tuesday. As WBBM Newsradio’s Regine Schlesinger reports, it was Jan. 9, 1997, when a...
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Jennifer Hudson Helps Schoolchildren In Honor Of Late Nephew
UPDATED 08/14/12 – 5:20 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — The slain nephew of actress-singer Jennifer Hudson, who would have turned 11 Tuesday, is being remembered with a giveaway of school supplies for thousands....
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Families Mourn Loved Ones At State’s Attorney’s Victims’ Memorial
CHICAGO (CBS) — Several hundred people who all shared something in common — the violent loss of a loved one — gathered Saturday at the UIC Forum to share, remember and heal. As WBBM Newsradio’s Bob...
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Watch Jennifer Hudson Honor Whitney Houston This Friday
Jennifer Hudson is showing her love for Whitney Houston in a new TV special. The hour-long tribute, We Will Always Love You: A Grammy Salute to Whitney Houston, airing November 16 on CBS, will feature...
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Hudson Sisters Hand Out Tens Of Thousands Of Toys
CHICAGO (CBS) — This time of year, kids cheer for Santa, but they were cheering for someone else Monday. Chicago native Jennifer Hudson drove the children wild by handing out thousands of toys, CBS 2’s...
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Katy Perry & John Mayer Wear Matching White To Clive Davis’ Pre-GRAMMY Party
Last night at his annual pre-GRAMMY party, Clive Davis honored his friend, Whitney Houston. The music exec, whose new book about his career, The Soundtrack of My Life, comes out February 19, played a...
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Jennifer Hudson To Be ‘American Idol’ Judge
CHICAGO (CBS) – E! News has confirmed that the first “American Idol” alum turned judge will be Chicago’s Jennifer Hudson. She’s has signed a deal to join the judges panel for season 13 this fall, and...
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Jennifer Hudson Gives Away School Supplies To Chicago Kids
CHICAGO (CBS) – Oscar and Grammy-winning Chicagoan Jennifer Hudson was in her hometown today to give away school supplies to thousands of school kids. To gather school supplies for 5,000 children,...
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Former Music Teacher Says Jennifer Hudson Has History Of Generosity
CHICAGO (CBS) – Chicago’s own Jennifer Hudson was honored at the People’s Choice Awards on CBS as favorite humanitarian. CBS 2’s Pamela Jones spoke with J-Hud’s high school music teacher, to learn more...
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More Stars Added To Tony Awards Presenters And Performers List
(New York) — The list of stars presenting and preforming at “The 68th Annual Tony Awards” continues to grow. Orlando Bloom, Barrett Foa, Jonathan Groff, T.I., LL COOL J, Samuel L. Jackson, Judith...
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More Performers Added To “Fashion Rocks” Concert
New York (CBS) – CBS announced today more performers have been added for “Fashion Rocks.” Singing sensation Jennifer Hudson and pop band Magic have been added to the star-studded concert that honors...
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CBS’‘A Home For The Holidays’ Announces Performers
Get ready to shed a couple of tears when CBS’ “A Home for the Holidays” airs this holiday season. This year, Jennifer Hudson and Train will appear along with Earth, Wind & Fire, Katharine McPhee,...
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Kennedy Center Honors Five Extraordinary Artists
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBS) — Eminent artists, friends and peers of this year’s five honorees gathered in Washington, D.C. last night (Dec. 7) to present entertaining and heartfelt tributes at “The 37TH...
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Jennifer Hudson And James Corden Do ‘Carpool Karaoke’
It’s probably not a newsflash that Jennifer Hudson sings in the car, and sings like she means it. But last night on Late Late Show with James Corden, we saw exactly what that looks and sounds like....
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Celebrities Help Young Volunteers Mark “We Day” In Illinois
http://media.chicago.cbslocal.com/CBSCHI_20150430124240163AA.mp4 CHICAGO (CBS) — Thousands of young volunteers were gathering at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont on Thursday, for a concert marking the...
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Amazon Producing Spike Lee’s “Chi-Raq,” With Reported December Premiere
CHICAGO (CBS) — Spike Lee’s controversial new film Chi-Raq – a nickname given to Chicago neighborhoods plagued by violence – will be Amazon’s first foray into producing theatrical films, with a big...
View ArticleChicago Singer Back Home To Hand Out Free School Supplies On “Hatch Day”
CHICAGO (CBS) — Hundreds of students lined up Monday at the Salvation Army Kroc Center to get free school supplies, backpacks and health checkups as part of the annual Hatch Day in honor of Jennifer...
View ArticleJennifer Hudson Gets Protective Order Against Ex-Fiance
CHICAGO (AP) — Domestic drama for Oscar winner and singer Jennifer Hudson after police are called to her southwest suburban home. Hudson has obtained an order of protection against her former fiance...
View ArticleParkland Survivors, Chicago Students To Kick Off ‘Road To Change’ Bus Tour
CHICAGO (CBS) — Survivors of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting were students from Chicago, and other prominent victims of gun violence on Friday for a peace march kicking off a national bus tour...
View ArticleMarch For Our Lives Stops In Chicago, Continues To Naperville
CHICAGO (CBS) — The March For Our Lives continues in Naperville on Saturday after a massive rally was held on Chicago’s South Side. Chance the Rapper and Jennifer Hudson joined St. Sabina’s annual end...
View ArticleJennifer Hudson Hosts Back-To-School Giveaway In Honor Of Slain Nephew
CHICAGO (CBS) — Oscar and Grammy winner Jennifer Hudson is back home in Chicago today for “Hatch Day,” her annual back-to-school giveaway honoring her slain nephew. Children lined up early this morning...
View ArticleStevie Wonder, Faith Hill Among All-Star Lineup For Aretha Franklin Funeral
NEW YORK (AP) — An all-star lineup that includes Stevie Wonder, Faith Hill, Jennifer Hudson, Fantasia, Shirley Caesar and many more will perform at Aretha Franklin’s funeral next week. The Queen of...
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Ravinia 2019 Summer Concert Lineup: Sting, Kesha, Nickelback, Lionel Richie,...
CHICAGO (CBS)–As Chicago starts to defrost from a particularly brutal winter and we look forward to spring, the warmer months bring many good things to the midwest, including the opening of Ravinia...
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Jennifer Hudson Hosts ‘Hatch Day’ To Bring School Supplies To Kids In Need
CHICAGO (CBS) — Grammy winner Jennifer Hudson and her sister, activist Julia Hudson, hosted their ninth annual Hatch Day at Bellevue Ministry Center at 107th and Halsted in Chicago’s Roseland...
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