In a Jan. 17, 2012 file photo, Oscar and Grammy winning performer Jennifer Hudson answers questions from a reporter as she celebrates the release of her memoir, "I Got This," at a book signing in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)
_20130203192640_60_45.JPG "Sandy Hook choir, Hudson delight Super Bowl crowd")
As 26 children in white polo shirts excitedly walked to center …
Jurors shrugged off Jennifer Hudson's star status and insisted …
Updated: Friday, 11 May 2012, 4:07 PM EDT
Published : Friday, 11 May 2012, 12:07 PM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Jurors deliberating the case of the man charged with murdering relatives of Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson say they're split.
The jury did not say it's giving up, though. In a note to the judge Friday afternoon, jurors said, "We are trying."
Prosecutors say Hudson's former-brother-in-law, William Balfour, killed her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew in a fit of jealous rage against her sister, Julia Hudson. Balfour was married but estranged from her at the time.
The jury has been deliberating since Wednesday.
In their note saying they are split, jurors asked for cellphone records. The judge sent a note back telling them to keep deliberating.
Multiple fire companies were called to the city's near southwest side to battle …
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