The owner of a downtown Chicago nightclub is facing felony drug trafficking charges after prosecutors allege he tried to smuggle illegal narcotics through customs at O’Hare International Airport.
,video,news,wgntv news,wgntv chicago,_IjiHPo83aA,, Politics,Society, channel_UCDrLGkZTcNCshOLiKi5NtEw, video__IjiHPo83aA,Thousands of demonstrators across the country took to the streets for “No Kings Day,” a nationwide series of protests against the Trump administration, Saturday.
,video,news,wgntv news,wgntv chicago,eRx9oHwuZZI,, Politics,Society, channel_UCDrLGkZTcNCshOLiKi5NtEw, video_eRx9oHwuZZI,A chase involving Border Patrol agents ended in a crash Tuesday afternoon in the East Side neighborhood on Chicago’s Southeast Side, sparking a tense standoff between residents and law enforcement.
,video,news,wgntv news,wgntv chicago,yWYJP3gyXE4,, Society, channel_UCDrLGkZTcNCshOLiKi5NtEw, video_yWYJP3gyXE4,CHICAGO — A high ranking member of a street gang is charged with putting a hit out on a senior law enforcement official involved in Operation Midway Blitz.
Police arrested 37-year-old Juan Espinoza Martinez Monday.
According to the U.S. Attorney's office in Chicago, Martinez sent a Snapchat message stating, "2K on information when you get him" and "10K if you take him down."
The Chicago Tribune reports the alleged target was border patrol chief, Gregory Bovino.
A court date has not been set.
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,video,news,wgntv news,wgntv chicago,UdV1AQmUATo,, Society,Television_program, channel_UCDrLGkZTcNCshOLiKi5NtEw, video_UdV1AQmUATo,The owner of a downtown Chicago nightclub is facing felony drug trafficking charges after prosecutors allege he tried to smuggle illegal narcotics through customs at O’Hare International Airport.
