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El Chapo's son pleads guilty to drug trafficking charges in Chicago
A son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin "El Chapo" pleaded guilty Friday to U.S. drug trafficking charges. He is the first of El Chapo’s sons to enter a plea deal.
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Shootings, Homicides in Chicago Both Down More than 30% Through First Half of 2025: Police
According to data from the city and Chicago Police Department, total violent crime is down at least 22% thus far in 2025, ...
Fentanyl pill seizures in Illinois, Indiana & Wisconsin skyrocket in 2025
Fentanyl seizures in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin have skyrocketed this year, according to new numbers shared by the US ...
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State Farm to raise Illinois homeowners insurance rates by 27.2% in August
The rate hike, one of the largest in the state’s history, will affect nearly 1.5 million policyholders. The Bloomington-based company said the rate increase is driven by catastrophic losses related to ...
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The trials in a Davenport double homicide are finished, but sorrow lingers for those who loved the victims and the guilty
Devon Braet will spend his life in prison for the murder of Brian Goodwin. The anguish left after the 2024 killings of Goodwin and Amy Smith remains.
A new book on police shootings tries to answer what were until very recently the biggest questions in public life
In Deadly Force, academics Tom S. Clark, Adam N. Glynn, and Michael Leo Owens inject a wealth of new information into the ...
He closed his store after years of threats. Why Mexico’s extortion problem is getting worse
It started with a phone call to a men’s clothing store in the heart of Mexico City’s historic center. “I need you to put ...