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Blogs, Bleader Nov 17, 2017
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Prosecutors drop charges against 15 men allegedly framed by dirty cop, and other Chicago news

Also, Chicago could see "record" Thanksgiving traffic next week.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago Police Department, Ronald Watts, Eddie Johnson, Chicago Police Board, Rahm Emanuel, Andrea Zopp, Chicago Urban League, Thanksgiving, traffic, AAA, Jorge Mario Valenzuela Verdugo, El Chapo, Sinaloa Cartel, Mexico, Schubas, James Beard Awards, Tied House, Top Chef, Northwestern University, Evanston, Tommy Nevin's Pub, Video

Blogs, Bleader Apr 1, 2015
Talking to the director of the El Chapo Guzman documentary that comes to the Patio on Friday

A conversation with the prolific TV journalist-turned-filmmaker, whose film Es el Chapo? opens in Chicago on Friday.
- By Ben Sachs
- Tags: Crime, Opening, Film, Politics, Charlie Minn, El Chapo Guzman, Es el Chapo?, Patio Theater, war on drugs, documentary filmmaking, Sinaloa Cartel

Blogs, Bleader Nov 24, 2014
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."
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Crime, News, Alfredo Vasquez-Hernandez, Chapo Guzmán, El Chapo, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán, Pedro Flores, Margarito Flores, Flores brothers, drug trafficking, cocaine, heroin, drug trade, organized crime, Ruben Castillo, U.S. District Court, Sinaloa cartel, drug trade, drug dealers, DEA, Paul Brayman, U.S. attorney's office

Blogs, Bleader Nov 24, 2014
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.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Crime, The Reefer, News, Alfredo Vasquez-Hernandez, cannabis, Chapo Guzmán, cocaine, DEA, drug dealers, drug trade, drug trafficking, El Chapo, Flores brothers, heroin, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán, Margarito Flores, marijuana, organized crime, Paul Brayman, Pedro Flores, Ruben Castillo, Sinaloa cartel, U.S. District Court

News & Politics, Feature May 27, 2014
The drug warrior

In his three-decade career, Chicago DEA chief Jack Riley has targeted the Outfit, dirty cops, street gangs, and the Sinaloa cartel, yet the drugs keep coming. He says that's all the more reason to continue fighting.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Feature, Al Capone, Anthony Zizzo, Austin, Barack Obama, Beth Jantz, Bradley University, Breaking Bad, Brothers, cannabis, careers, Chapo Guzman, Chicago Crime Commission, Chicago Police Department, Chicago Tribune, cocaine, Colombia, CPD, crime, DEA, Department of Justice, drug arrests, drug cartels, drug dealers, Drug Enforcement Administration, drug trade, drugs, DuPage County, El Chapo, El Paso, El Paso Times, Eric Holder, Florida, gangs, Gangster Disciples, guns, heroin, heroin overdoses, Jack Riley, Jesus Vicente Zambada-Niebla, Joaquín Guzmán Loera, Juarez, Little Wolf, Mariano Lettieri, marijuana, marijuana legalization, Mazatlán, Mexico, Mexico, Miami Vice, murder, Nedrick Miller, neighborhoods, New Mexico, Notre Dame University, organized crime, Peter Bensinger, prisons, regulations, Robert Berlin, Ronald Reagan, Saint Louis, Sinaloa cartel, Texas, The Outfit, Top Cap, United States-Mexico border, University of Illinois Springfield, Vice Lords, Vine Gilligan, violence, war on drugs, Washington Pines, William Maloney, Willie Lloyd

News & Politics, Feature Apr 23, 2014
Trapping El Chapo: Chicago's public enemy number one

What the case against Vicente Zambada, son of Sinaloa cartel leader El Mayo, reveals about the federal government's efforts to take down overseas drug suppliers—including the biggest of them all.
- By Jason McGahan
- Tags: Feature, Drug Enforcement Administration, DEA, extradition, El Chapo Guzman, Mexico, Jack Riley, Mike Braun, prison, U.S. attorney's office, convictions, Vicente Zambada, El Mayo Zambada, Metropolitan Correctional Center, Sinaloa cartel, drug trade, drug trafficking, drug dealing, drug dealers, Pedro Flores, Margarito Flores, Little Village, FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, federal trials, U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, Humberto Loya Castro, informants, federal prison, crime, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Chicago Reader, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S.-Mexico relations, witnesses, defendants, Ruben Castillo, judges, Edgar Manuel Valencia Ortega, Matthew Kennelly, Alfredo Vasquez Hernandez, WLS-TV, Chuck Goudie, Tomas Arevalo, Damon Cheronis, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Oak Park, Proceso, protective orders

Blogs, Bleader Mar 6, 2014
When news of El Chapo Guzmán's capture reached a federal prison

The capture of the Sinaloa cartel leader won't stop the flow of drugs, says a west-sider locked up for selling heroin
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Crime, News, El Chapo, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán, Sinaloa cartel, drugs, heroin, cocaine, crack, Derek Thomas, west side, drug trade, war on drugs, McDowell Federal Correctional Institution, federal prison, sentencing, mandatory minimum sentences, Congress, heroin distribution, drug distribution, drug conspiracy, Smarter Sentencing Act

Blogs, Bleader Feb 22, 2013
Drug arrests drop in Chicago but still snare thousands in black neighborhoods

While Mexican cartel leader "Chapo" Guzman is public enemy number one, most drug busts still snag street-level players.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Crime, Politics, News, Chapo Guzman, Joaquín Guzmán Loera, El Chapo, Sinaloa cartel, Rahm Emanuel, Garry McCarthy, Drug Enforcement Agency, Jack Riley, Chicago Police Department, drugs, narcotics, drug busts, war on drugs, West Humboldt Park, gang violence, drug dealing, drug dealers, Chicago violence, shootings, murder, heroin, crack, crime data, arrest data, President Obama, Barack Obama

News & Politics, Feature Feb 14, 2013
Anatomy of a heroin ring

Dana Bostic's gang-affiliated west-side drug organization employed dozens of residents, served thousands of customers, established ties with Mexican drug cartels, and relied on violence to stay in business.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Feature, 11th police district, antihistamines, Aurora, Austin, Berwyn, Black Gangsters, Brandon Richards, Bucktown, cannabis, Charles Cowart, Chicago Police Department, Chicago Sun-Times, Cicero, Cornelius Thomas, CPD, crack, crime, Curtis Ellis, cutting heroin, Dana Bostic, Davon Taylor, DEA, Dirty Unknown Vice Lords, Dormin, druck trafficking, drug cartels, drug dealers, drug dealing, Drug Enforcement Agency, drug runners, drug use, East Garfield Park, ecstasy, Eddie Valentino, Eleazar Alves, Erik Guevara, Excalibur, gang violence, gangs, guns, heroin, homicides, Jerry Bischoff, jobs, Joe Gorman, K-Town, Ladonta Gill, Lee Floyd, Mahogany Barbee, marijuana, Matthew F. Kennelly, Maurice Davis, Mexican drug cartels, murders, New Breeds, Operation Bird Cage, poverty, River North, Rock 'n' Roll McDonalds, schools, Sinaloa cartel, Stroger Hospital, Takers, Taste of Chicago, Tony Allen, U.S. Attorney, Undertaker Vice Lords, unemployment, Vice Lords, West Garfield Park, West Humboldt Park, west side, White Palace Grill, Woodridge

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Prosecutors drop charges against 15 men allegedly framed by dirty cop, and other Chicago news

Also, Chicago could see "record" Thanksgiving traffic next week.

Talking to the director of the El Chapo Guzman documentary that comes to the Patio on Friday

A conversation with the prolific TV journalist-turned-filmmaker, whose film Es el Chapo? opens in Chicago on Friday.

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."

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.

The drug warrior

In his three-decade career, Chicago DEA chief Jack Riley has targeted the Outfit, dirty cops, street gangs, and the Sinaloa cartel, yet the drugs keep coming. He says that's all the more reason to continue fighting.

Trapping El Chapo: Chicago's public enemy number one

What the case against Vicente Zambada, son of Sinaloa cartel leader El Mayo, reveals about the federal government's efforts to take down overseas drug suppliers—including the biggest of them all.

When news of El Chapo Guzmán's capture reached a federal prison

The capture of the Sinaloa cartel leader won't stop the flow of drugs, says a west-sider locked up for selling heroin

Drug arrests drop in Chicago but still snare thousands in black neighborhoods

While Mexican cartel leader "Chapo" Guzman is public enemy number one, most drug busts still snag street-level players.

Anatomy of a heroin ring

Dana Bostic's gang-affiliated west-side drug organization employed dozens of residents, served thousands of customers, established ties with Mexican drug cartels, and relied on violence to stay in business.

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Also, Chicago could see "record" Thanksgiving traffic next week.

A conversation with the prolific TV journalist-turned-filmmaker, whose film Es el Chapo? opens in Chicago on Friday.

Judge Ruben Castillo says the sentence for Alfredo Vazquez-Hernandez, an alleged cartel coordinator, should be seen as a "message."

Alfredo Vasquez-Hernandez, accused of being a coordinator for the cartel, is set to be sentenced in federal court in Chicago.

In his three-decade career, Chicago DEA chief Jack Riley has targeted the Outfit, dirty cops, street gangs, and the Sinaloa cartel, yet the drugs keep coming. He says that's all the more reason to continue fighting.

What the case against Vicente Zambada, son of Sinaloa cartel leader El Mayo, reveals about the federal government's efforts to take down overseas drug suppliers—including the biggest of them all.

The capture of the Sinaloa cartel leader won't stop the flow of drugs, says a west-sider locked up for selling heroin

While Mexican cartel leader "Chapo" Guzman is public enemy number one, most drug busts still snag street-level players.

Dana Bostic's gang-affiliated west-side drug organization employed dozens of residents, served thousands of customers, established ties with Mexican drug cartels, and relied on violence to stay in business.

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