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Tribute planned for Michael Jackson in Gary, Indiana

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Chicago Community Life Examiner

CLTV has reported that there is a tribute tentatively planned for Michael Jackson in his hometown of Gary, Indiana. The tribute is tentatively planned for July 10, 2009 at a Gary steelyard.

The Jackson family lived in Gary, Indiana when they got their start in show business and signed on with Motown records, in Detroit, Michigan. Gary is about 30 miles southeast of Chicago, Illinois.

Jackson was about 11 when the family moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue their recording career. Michael Jackson last visited Gary in 2003.

Michael Jackson is Gary's most famous son and the community is proud of the association. Fans of the King of Pop have been gathering at this humble boyhood home since in the news of his death, at the age of 50, on June 25, 2009.

Ms. Erine D. Shelby plays Michael Jackson tunes on her saxaphone as mourners gather outside the boyhood home of pop star Michael Jackson Friday, June 26, 2009, in Gary, Ind. Jackson, 50, died in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 25, 2009. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green

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, Chicago Community Life Examiner

Christine Nyholm is a longtime resident of Lake County who loves keeping track of the arts, entertainment and restaurant scene in this fast-growing region. She likes to paint, draw, sing and write. She has several years of business experience in and around the Chicago area.

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