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Jennifer Hudson and Weight Watchers: The Real Commercial

Erica Watson | Posted 05.15.2012

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I feel that we should be able to celebrate weight loss or any other accomplishment without taking a jab at our former selves.

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Can They Kick It? Filmmaker Documents Chicago's South Side

HuffingtonPost.com | Joseph Erbentraut | Posted 01.30.2012

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Chicago filmmaker Cyrus Dowlatshahi appears to approach his craft a bit differently than most, at least based on the footage he has released thus far ...

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PHOTOS: A Bike Means Freedom For South Side Chicago Kids

AP | By MARTHA IRVINE | Posted 12.31.2011

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CHICAGO -- Each time 15-year-old Reginald Graham builds a bicycle, the process begins with a ritual. He goes to the back room at the shop where he of...

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Can A Film Festival Help Transform Englewood?

AP | By SOPHIA TAREEN | Posted 12.28.2011

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CHICAGO -- Striding quickly through the streets he learned as a boy, Mark Harris handed out fliers hoping to entice people to spend a weekend in Chica...

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Carjacker's Gun Jams, Saving Victim's Life

Posted 08.06.2011

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Two men who were heading home from a Hammond, Ind. casino Saturday are happy to be alive after a carjacker's gun jammed--saving their lives. The C...

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Two Women Stabbed During Mother's Day Cookout On South Side

Posted 07.09.2011

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Two women were hospitalized Sunday after being stabbed during a Mother's Day cookout on the South Side. About 9 p.m., children reportedly began fi...

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WATCH: Grandma Mentors South Side Chicago Gang Members

Posted 06.08.2011

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Amid rampant gang violence in a Chicago South Side neighborhood, a grandmother has an open door policy. Roseland resident Diane Latiker, 54, started ...

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Chicago Police Investigating Shooting That Led To CTA Bus Crash

AP | Posted 05.30.2011

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CHICAGO -- Gunfire from a moving vehicle preceded a multi-car accident that sent a Chicago bus crashing into a utility pole and injured 11 people Tues...

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Obama Featured On Chicago Anti-Abortion Billboards Targeting Black South Siders

Posted 05.28.2011

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An anti-abortion group behind a controversial New York billboard targeting African Americans is now taking its message to the South Side of Chicago, i...

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Walking To School In A War Zone: A Look At School Violence In Chicago

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: South Side Chicago, Gun Violence, Chicago Gun Violence, School Violence, Chicago School Violence, School Guns, TJ Holmes, Video, Education News

For 16-year-old Kendall, a high school sophomore in a dangerous Chicago neighborhood, just surviving the two-mile walk to school is an accomplishment....

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WATCH: Jane Lynch Gives Chicago Shout Out During Emmy Acceptance Speech

Posted 05.25.2011

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Sunday night, Jane Lynch took home an Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Sue Sylvester on "Glee," and made sure to gi...

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Chicago Police Fatally Shoot Motorist After Chase, Three Officers Injured In Crash

Posted 05.25.2011

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A motorist was shot and killed by police early Monday after allegedly using his vehicle "as a weapon" and injuring three Chicago Police officers on th...

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Woman Murdered Over Poker Game, 'Friend' Accused Her Of Cheating

Chicago Sun-Times | Waggle Room | Posted 05.25.2011

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For a 51-year-old preacher, Patricia Clark was a pretty sharp poker player. Maybe too sharp, the woman accused of shooting her apparently thought....

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13-Year-Old Dies After Shot 22 Times While Riding Bike On South Side

Posted 05.25.2011

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A 13-year-old boy was gunned down Wednesday night while riding his bike on a South Side street. His mother believes the slaying was a case of mistaken...

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Dr. Eric Whitaker, President Obama's Pal, Says Health Care Law 'Will Benefit Everyone'

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama's health care law will make a lot of people on Chicago's South Side and other "underserved" areas healthier, said the president's clos...

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Chicago's Most Violent Police Beat: South Side Chatham Neighborhood's Spike In Violence

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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The most violent part of Chicago? It's a section of Chatham, the largely middle-class, African-American neighborhood on Chicago's South Side that has ...

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1-Year-Old Girl SHOT While Sitting In Her Stroller

Posted 05.25.2011

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A one-year-old girl was shot while sitting in a stroller at a South Side park early Monday--leaving her in "very critical condition." The Chicago S...

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Chicago Police Officer Fatally Shot On South Side

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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A Chicago Police officer -- an academy instructor who volunteered his time by serving as a guide to a blind triathlete -- was shot and killed with his...

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Racist Sign In Beverly Sparks Outrage From Daley And City's Human Rights Commission, Federal Investigation Possible (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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A racist display that sparked outrage in the Southwest Side's Beverly neighborhood has prompted anger from Mayor Daley and city officials are now urgi...

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Four Women Killed In South Side Crash

Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

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Four women died this morning when the car they were traveling in smashed into a tree in the South Side's Englewood neighborhood, Chicago police said. ...

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South Side Reality Show On Its Way? Company Looking For A South Side Snooki

Posted 05.25.2011

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Do you have what it takes to be the next Snooki? Well, if you are from Chicago's South Side and want to dabble in reality show stardom--it just might ...

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Maryrosa Green, Charles King MURDERED: Police Investigate Double Homicide In Gresham

Chicago Breaking News | Posted 05.25.2011

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Police were trying to find the person who shot to death a man and woman as they sat inside a parked vehicle in the city's Gresham neighborhood Tuesday...

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South Side Irish Parade: Thousands Vow To Show Up Despite Canceled Event

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Parade? They don't need no stinkin' parade. More than 13,000 people have made a Facebook pledge to show up in Beverly on the Sunday before St. Patric...

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Student Shot Near South Side High School

Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

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A 15-year-old student was shot and seriously wounded as he left Hubbard High School this afternoon after taking an exam, school officials said. ...

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