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]