Midday News Links: Chicago Drug Lords Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison
By Chuck Sudo in News on Jan 27, 2015 7:30PM
Photo credit: John W. Iwanski
- Pedro and Margarito Flores, who rose from street-level drug dealers to top lieutenants in the Sinaloa drug cartel, were each sentenced to 14 years in prison Tuesday. They received the relatively light sentences for assisting in prosecutors' case against the cartel's leader, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. [Sun-Times]
- CDOT is busy repaving roads; can you tell an election is near? [CDOT]
- Mayor Emanuel’s first term is analyzed by WBEZ. [WBEZ]
- Now that the old A. Finkl & Sons plant is being demolished, what will replace it? [Belt magazine]
- Citizen’s Utility Board names the worst utility deals in Chicago. [ABC 7]