It’s a 180-degree turn from the original, an outcry against the border drug wars.
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Turnout for the Women’s March on Chicago exceeded all expectations, and other news
Also, Taraji P. Henson gave away free Hidden Figures tickets to low-income families.
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UPDATE: Drug trafficking Flores twins sentenced to 14 years
The most prolific traffickers in Chicago’s history receive relatively light sentences.
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Alleged Sinaloa cartel leader gets 22 years for bringing cocaine into Chicago
Judge Ruben Castillo says the sentence for Alfredo Vazquez-Hernandez, an alleged cartel coordinator, should be seen as a “message.”
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Struggling businessman or lieutenant for Chapo Guzman and the Sinaloa cartel?
Alfredo Vasquez-Hernandez, accused of being a coordinator for the cartel, is set to be sentenced in federal court in Chicago.
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Trapping El Chapo: Chicago’s public enemy number one
What the case against Vicente Zambada reveals about the federal government’s efforts to take down overseas drug suppliers.
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Poverty and addiction created a heroin entrepreneur
Parris Fultz was a self-described independent operator in a business—drug dealing—dominated by larger-scale players.
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A look at how Chicago’s heroin trade has adapted and thrived for more than a century
Drug dealing hasn’t always been done in the open—but it has been going on for generations.
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The Chicago cocaine kingpin who was a federal informant
Why did the DEA look the other way while two brothers imported as much as eight tons of cocaine into the city?