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Jennifer Hudson

CHICAGO, IL - MAY 11: Members of the prosecution team lead by Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez (right front) head into the courtroom to hear the verdict for William Balfour who was on trial in the October 2008 shooting deaths of the mother, brother and nephew of Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson's May 11, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Balfour, the ex-husband of Hudson's sister, was convicted on all of the counts against him, including three counts of first-degree murder, one count of home invasion, one count aggravated kidnapping, one count residential burglary, and one count possession of a stolen motor vehicle.

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  • Jennifer Hudson testimony followed by evidence

    in a horrific act of vindictiveness against his ex-wife.Shortly after Thompson and prosecutors laid out their cases, Jennifer Hudson took the witness stand in sometimes tearful, gut-wrenching testimony. Wearing a simple, all-black dress, the singer-actress   Read more »

  • Jennifer Hudson to headline Taste of Chicago

    -- Jennifer Hudson, Chaka Khan , Death Cab for Cutie and Dierks Bentley are among the headliners for this year's Taste of Chicago.The annual food and music festival is July 11 to 15 in the city's Grant Park along the shores of Lake Michigan . The Chicago Department   Read more »

  • Jennifer Hudson's star power to complicate Chicago murder trial

    to wearing Vera Wang gowns on red carpets, singing at the Grammys or autographing her weight-loss memoir, Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson will take on a new role under a very different spotlight in Chicago's drab criminal courts building at the trial of the man   Read more »

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About Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981) is an American recording artist, actress and spokesperson. She came to prominence in 2004 as one of the finalists on the third season of American Idol, coming in seventh place. She made her film debut in the 2006 film Dreamgirls, which won her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, an NAACP Image Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

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