CHICAGO — Darnell Williams might be one of the most experienced convention goers at the Democratic National Convention this week, with seven under his belt. Forty-four years later, this Democratic convention is unlike any in modern history given the compressed timeline for Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris to campaign following President Joe Biden dropping out of the race in …
CHICAGO — Ovidio Guzmán López, a son of former Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán, pleaded not guilty in Chicago on Monday to U.S. drug trafficking, money laundering and other charges during his first court appearance since being extradited to the U.S. from Mexico. Guzmán López was extradited on Friday, five months after U.S. prosecutors unsealed sprawling indictments against …
CHICAGO — Dozens of people are asking a court to throw out their drug convictions, alleging they were framed by the same former Chicago Police sergeant who judges have determined shook down other residents of one of the city’s poorest communities. A unit led by a Black sergeant, Ronald Watts, for nearly a decade until 2012 planted drugs or falsely …
