Midday News Links: Hadiya Pendleton's Family To Attend State Of The Union Address
The family of slain teen Hadiya Pendleton will attend the State of the Union address on Tuesday as a guest of First Lady Michelle Obama. Cleopatra Cowley-Pendleton and Nathaniel A. Pendleton will watch from the First Lady's box, along with other families. [Tribune]
Previously, it was reported that Cleopatra Cowley-Pendleton would be a guest of U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Deerfield) at the State of the Union. [Daily Herald]
Gun victims' relatives are emerging as advocates nationwide, and several families will attend the State of the Union. [AP]
Nine people were wounded by gun violence over the weekend. [Sun-Times]
What helps traumatized kids heal? [AP]
The Athletic Director at Carl Sandburg High School in Orland Park was killed in a car accident on Saturday. [CBS]
The poisoned lottery winner had just changed his finances, signing his business over to his wife. A lawyer for the brother says two-thirds of his estate was due to the brother. [Tribune]
Aldermen turned down Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s proposed ethics reform. In other words, City Council dared to defy the mayor, but only because they were the ones being legislated. [Sun-Times]
Remember the man who told police that Justin Bieber sent him a brainwave message to go to a high school swim meet to find a boy to have sex with? Well, he was found not guilty, but his parole was revoked, and he's back in prison. [Sun-Times]
Yankee star Curtis Granderson is donating millions of dollars to his alma mater University of Illinois-Chicago to update the baseball field and facilities. [WBEZ]