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El Mayo, whose real name is Ismael Zambada Garcia, evaded U.S. authorities for years, even after they captured Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera. El Mayo ran the white-collar side of the multibillion-dollar Mexican drug cartel, authorities have said.
El Mayo, cuyo verdadero nombre es Ismael Zambada García, evadió a las autoridades estadounidenses durante años, incluso después de que capturaron a Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera. El Mayo dirigía la parte de los negocios de cuello blanco del multimillonario cártel de la droga mexicano, según las autoridades.
2 Chicago doctors join dozens of others in open letter calling for cease-fire, water rations in Gaza
The letter, signed by 45 doctors from across the country, called for a “bare minimum” potable water allocation of 20 liters per person per day, an immediate and permanent cease-fire, as well as unrestricted access for medical personnel and supplies into Gaza.
The endorsement, announced Friday in a video showing Harris accepting a phone call from the former first couple, comes as Harris builds momentum as the Democratic Party’s likely presidential nominee.
The Sun-Times first reported the Harris campaign called Pritzker Wednesday about the possibility of serving as her running mate, but the Illinois governor told reporters that Harris’ campaign “did not call me yesterday.” The Sun-Times stands by its story.
The vice president is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Inc., a Black Greek-letter organization. Her more than 300,000 “sorors” plan to play a large role in the November presidential election.
JD Vance thinks childless Americans have no stake in society. He’s wrong.
Will Joe Biden still be at the Democratic National Convention? And what’s a delegate anyway? Here’s what to know about the Chicago convention.
Judge wants Chicago gang kingpin Larry Hoover in court for Gangster Disciples co-founder's mercy bid
Hoover, called “one of the most notorious criminals in Illinois history,” is scheduled to make a rare public appearance in court Sept. 26. He claims to have renounced the criminal organization he led.
A fresh influx of asylum-seekers could be used to embarrass local Democratic officials during the convention.
A new drug developed by UIC researchers would prevent protein production and disrupt DNA function, making drug resistance nearly impossible.
The rally in West Allis, just outside Milwaukee, came a day after the vice president earned the support of enough delegates to secure the nomination, which is expected to come formally in early August via a virtual roll call.
El gobernador J.B. Pritzker, que había estado en las listas de posibles sustitutos del Presidente Joe Biden, dijo el lunes por la mañana que había hablado con Harris y le había dicho que la decisión del presidente “fue una verdadera sorpresa”.
Just Monday, grilled by lawmakers on Capitol Hill, Kimberly Cheatle said her agency had failed in its mission to protect former the former president.
Individual members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. — whose headquarters are in Chicago — have begun mobilizing in masses to support their “soror” in the historic race for president.
Traveling abroad on a plane, going through customs, having her bags X-rayed and checked by foreign agents and drug-sniffing dogs no doubt brought back flashes of her 2022 arrest for “drug smuggling” in Moscow.
The video will “shock the conscience of America. It is that senseless, that unnecessary, that unjustifiable, that unconstitutional,” said civil rights attorney Ben Crump, representing the family of Sonya Massey.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who had been on short lists as a potential replacement for President Joe Biden, said Monday morning he had spoken to Harris and told her the president’s decision “came as a genuine surprise.”
The decision comes after escalating pressure from Biden’s Democratic allies to step aside following the June 27 debate, in which the 81-year-old president trailed off, often gave nonsensical answers and failed to call out Donald Trump’s many falsehoods.