Best International Festivals To Attend This Fall
Labor Day is just around the corner, signaling the end of the busy summer season. But for many people, it’s time to start planning for a trip in the fall, when lodging can be more readily available...
View ArticleMexico Detains 13 In Escape Of Drug Kingpin “El Chapo”
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities have detained 13 more people in connection with the prison escape of drug capo Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. A statement from the federal Prosecutor’s Office on...
View ArticleFamily Of Gage Park Murder Victims Preparing Final Goodbye
(CBS) — The father of the youngest victims in the Gage Park killings arrives in Chicago Wednesday night and we’re getting a glimpse of the family’s hometown in Mexico, where some of them will be...
View ArticleOld Naperville Ladder Truck Now Fighting Fires In Mexico
CHICAGO (CBS) — More than a year after Naperville agreed to donate a retired fire truck to the city of Cancún, the truck is finally roaming the streets of Mexico. After going through the lengthy...
View ArticleSpring Break Guide To Cancun
Hotel Zone, Cancun (credit: Randy Yagi) Each year, millions of students across the country prepare to descend upon popular spots like South Padre Island and Panama Beach for spring break. But the most...
View ArticleCold Pills Lead To Chicago Man Getting Detained By Mexican Authorities
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Mexican consulate of Chicago is looking into a Chicago man who was detained in Mexico for having cold medicine pills. CBS 2’s Sandra Torres explains why in this Original Report....
View ArticleSecond Mexican Judge Approves “El Chapo’s” Extradition
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A second Mexican judge has ruled that the extradition of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to the United States can go forward. The process still awaits approval of Mexico’s foreign...
View ArticleBest Destination Wedding Locations In The World
Couples in the early stages of planning for a wedding often rule out a destination wedding as out of their reach. But in reality, a destination wedding can actually be more affordable than having a...
View ArticleBest Horseback Tours In Mexico
Everything about visiting Mexico for vacation will make you feel alive. You will love the colors, the vibrancy, the welcoming people and the thousands of years of history and culture. Because Mexico...
View ArticleChicago Man Wanted For Murder Of Wife Extradited From Mexico
CHICAGO (CBS) — A Chicago man who was wanted for the murder of his wife nearly three years ago in the Southwest Side Brighton Park neighborhood has been extradited from Mexico. Cesar Sanabria, 34, was...
View ArticleSon Of Drug Lord “El Chapo” Might Be Among Those Kidnapped At Mexico Resort
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The son of imprisoned drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman may be among the half-dozen men abducted by gunmen at a restaurant in the Mexican beach resort of Puerto Vallarta,...
View ArticleTrump Travels To Mexico After Invitation From President
CHICAGO (CBS) – Donald Trump traveled Wednesday to Mexico after accepting an invitation by President Enrique Pena Nieto of Mexico. I have accepted the invitation of President Enrique Pena Nieto, of...
View ArticleMexico Nabs Man On FBI’s 10 Most Wanted For Chicago Killing
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in Mexico say they have detained one of the FBI’s 10 most-wanted fugitives, a Mexican citizen sought for kidnapping, rape and homicide charges in Chicago, Illinois. The...
View ArticleChicago Coffee Entrepreneur Pans Trump’s Proposed Tax On Mexican Imports
(CBS) — The White House floated a plan to tax Mexican imports by up to 20 percent, to help pay for the border wall that President Trump has advocated. The potential tax is not sitting well with some...
View ArticleChicago Feds: Top Mexican Cop Leaked Probe Info To Drug Cartels
CHICAGO (CBS) — Federal authorities in Chicago have charged a man who once served as the highest-ranking member of the Mexican Federal Police’s sensitive investigations unit with leaking key...
View ArticleTeen Suspected Of Shooting Two Cops Believed To Be In Mexico
Police suspect the 17-year-old reputed gang member who investigators believe sprayed an unmarked police van with bullets from an assault rifle last month — hitting two cops — has fled to Mexico. “He...
View ArticleMexican Official In Cartel Intelligence Case Seeks Release
CHICAGO (AP) — A former commander of a Mexican intelligence unit charged with trading secrets to a drug cartel for millions in cash is asking a U.S. judge in Chicago to release him from jail pending...
View ArticleMan Caught In Mexico, Charged With Murdering His Ex-Wife In Glen Ellyn
CHICAGO (CBS) — A man arrested in Mexico has been returned to the United States and charged with the murder of his ex-wife in 2011 in west suburban Glen Ellyn. Juan M. Granados, 39, faces seven counts...
View ArticleChicago Woman Frantically Tries To Reach Her Father After Mexico Quake
(CBS) — Imagine seeing the heartbreaking images of Tuesday’s 7.1 earthquake in Mexico and not being able to help loved ones. CBS 2’s Charlie De Mar spoke to one Chicago woman who couldn’t reach her dad...
View ArticleChicago Activists Plan Relief Efforts For Mexico After Major Earthquake
CHICAGO (CBS) — Rescuers continued their search for survivors in Mexico, in the aftermath of a major earthquake, as the death toll has risen to at least 217. Tuesday’s magnitude 7.1 quake was Mexico’s...
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