Judge: Allow suspected Mexican drug leader fresh air, exercise

Sep. 28, 2011
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that an alleged Mexican drug cartel leader can go outside while being held in a Chicago jail.

Metro inmate highlights Chicago's connection to the Mexican drug cartels

Sep. 20, 2011
The violent drug wars that have consumed Mexico could seem like a problem far away; but the drug cartels were closer to Chicago than many realized. In Chicago’s Metropolitan Correctional Center in the Loop, the son of one of Mexico’s most notorious drug lords awaits trial.