Going Back to Indiana: An Onscene Report
When the news broke of Michael Jackson’s death, people in and around his hometown of Gary, Indiana, made their way to his childhood home at 2300 Jackson Street. Chicago Public Radio reporter Michael Puente was in Gary last night, and is on The Takeaway to talk about the scene there.
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