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One of the sons of former Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has begun plea negotiations with federal prosecutors in Chicago on sweeping narcotics trafficking charges alleging they took over day-to-day operations of the cartel after their father’s arrest.
The development in the case against Ovidio Guzmán López, 34, was revealed during a brief status hearing before U.S. District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman, the first since Lopez’s brother, Joaquin Guzman Lopez, was arrested in dramatic fashion in July.
It’s the first indication that either brother was looking to cut a deal, and could have big implications for Sinaloa co-founder Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, who is facing a related indictment in New York.
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Warren Park’s all-girls baseball league aspires to keep girls in the male-dominated sport
An all-girls baseball league started this fall is designed to catch girls before they would typically transition from co-ed baseball leagues to softball around age 10. Read more here.
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University of Illinois cancels plans for downtown research hub, shifting to former South Works site and delivering a stunning blow to The 78 development
University leaders say they will now establish most of DPI’s research and lab space at the former U.S. Steel South Works plant, the planned location of the new Illinois Quantum & Microelectronics Park. Read more here.
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Column: Illinois football took on the past — and the present — in a history-making win over Michigan
In No. 22 Illinois’ 21-7 victory over reigning college football national champion No. 24 Michigan on Saturday, memories of the past were celebrated and, for the Illini faithful, the present provided hope for the future. Read more here.
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“Is this a third act? I don’t know. I mean, it’s ‘3.0,’ it’s kind of cryptic and funny,” Sting said in an interview with the Tribune. Read more here.
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A group of 2,000 migrants in southern Mexico depart for the US weeks before election
Both the lack of jobs in Mexico’s south due to a new wave of incoming foreigners and a delay in asylum appointments in the U.S. have motivated more groups of migrants to leave the region in the past month. Read more here.
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