Lisa Capitanini

The ripple effect of an American Special Forces raid on Venezuela won't reach metro Chicago, because Venezuelan drug traffickers don't supply fentanyl, and that's the primary street drug of choice these days here in Chicago. Fentanyl is the major cause of... See more

Under long-time federal law marijuana had been in the same class as heroin and LSD, but thanks to a decision by President Donald Trump, it will be grouped with drugs like Tylenol and steroids. Marijuana is still not federally legal, and even though it is ... See more

A month after the immigration teams packed up and pulled out of Chicago for other cities, they have come back this week and resumed making arrests of allegedly undocumented immigrants. Commander Gregory Bovino and his foot soldiers sound as though they ar... See more

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer Luis Uribe remained locked up at the Metro Correctional Center in the Loop, held without bond, after a federal judge determined Uribe is a danger to the community. But there remain questions about why Uribe was a... See more

Former Chicago city council powerhouse Ed Burke and ex-Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan are felons convicted in different cases, but right now both men are begging for mercy on a path that may end on President Donald Trump's desk. We begin with the fab... See more