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Extra Extra: Closing Arguments Completed In Hudson Murder Trial

By Samantha Abernethy in News on May 9, 2012 11:00PM



  • The murder trial of William Balfour, accused of killing three members of Jennifer Hudson's family, is nearing a close. Attorneys completed their closing arguments today, and the jury will commence deliberations. [Sun-Times]

  • An investigation shows that since 9/11, the government has thwarted several terrorist attacks on Chicago. [ABC7]

  • Columbia College president Warwick Carter is retiring in 2013. [Tribune]

  • Remember Carter was caught on video telling a homeless student criticizing recent moves at Columbia to “shut up.” [Chicagoist]

  • A 14-year-old girl is enrolling to get her bachelor’s at UIC. She graduates community college on Saturday. [ABC7]

  • How have America's views on homosexuals and same-sex marriage evolved? What does race and age have to do with it? [Medill]

  • To combat the growing threat of whooping cough outbreaks, Illinois is requiring students to get a booster shot. [ABC7]