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Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother and nephew were remembered in a private service at Apostolic Church of God in Chicago on Monday, November 3, 2008. please wait...Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)

To the uninitiated, a movie called JCVD sounds as if it’s about Jesus getting the clap. But action fans will recognize the acronym of kick-boxing action star Jean-Claude Van Damme — the former European middleweight karate champ who became known as the Muscles from Brussels... 

Birth name Cynthia Ann Crawford Date of birth February 20, 1966 (1966-02-20) (age 42) Place of birth DeKalb, Illinois, U.S. Height 5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m) Hair color brown Eye color brown Measurements 34B”-26″-35″ (86-66-89 cm) Weight 130 lbs (59 kg) Dress size 8 (US),... 

Pulitzer Prize-winning author, radio host and activist Studs Terkel died in his Chicago, Illinois, home Friday at the age of 96. Terkel had grown frail since the publication last year of his memoir, “Touch and Go,” said Gordon Mayer, vice president of the Community Media... 

In an age when many people become celebrities through looks or connections, Jennifer Hudson’s rise to fame came the old-fashioned way: through talent, hard work and a close-knit family. At a time when the singer is in a new movie, “The Secret Life of Bees,” and recently...