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'All-star team' from feared Chicago gang face life in jail

Jurors who heard the biggest gang trial in recent Chicago history have convicted the core leadership of the Hobos.

Irish win against All-Blacks would be latest drama at Soldier Field

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Obama inauguration majorette shot dead as she talked to friends

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Mother of all battles

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Obama to skip jury service

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Hudson begged mother to move out of neighbourhood

Police find gun used in Hudson killings

A gun recovered by police was used in the killings of actress Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother and nephew, it was confirmed today.

Fri, 31 Oct, 2008

Birthday girl killed by stray gunfire

Stray gunfire pierced a window and killed a 10-year-old girl during her birthday party in Chicago, the second time in as many weeks that a child has been shot to death in their South Side neighbourhood.

Mon, 13 Mar, 2006

Singer Lou Rawls dies of cancer

Lou Rawls, the velvet-voiced singer who started as a church choir boy and went on to record such classic tunes as You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine, died today of cancer. He was 72.

Fri, 06 Jan, 2006