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Extra Extra: Jennifer Hudson Says She Forgives Family's Killer

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


  • Singer/actress Jennifer Hudson says she forgives her brother-in-law for the 2008 murder of her sister, mother and nephew, for which he was convicted earlier this year. [E!]

  • Police suspect one man of robbing five downtown Chicago banks. [ABC7]

  • Cook County will appeal a judge’s ruling that allows the Bears to dodge paying $4.1 million in amusement taxes. [Tribune]

  • Multiple shots were fired into a car on the Bishop Ford Freeway this morning. [ABC7]

  • The pigeon lady charged with shoving Ald. James Cappleman (46th) in a dispute over pigeons has been charged with probation. [Uptown Update]