Whitney Young newspaper plays joke on students

March 30, 2011 (CHICAGO)

The article was written for the magnet school's April Fools' Day issue -- called "Bacon" instead of "Beacon" -- and went so far as to give the security detail-- two Secret Service agents would be with Mrs. Obama at all times. The first lady graduated from Whitney Young Magnet High School in 1981.

Also in the four-page April Fools' Day section was the announcement that impeached former governor Rod Blagojevich would be addressing the graduating class. Download the 3/30/11 issue of "Beacon" and "Bacon"

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