Federal authorities slapped all kinds of labels on Chicago’s Juan Espinoza Martinez when they arrested him last fall.They called him a “high-ranking member of the Latin Kings.” They called him “depraved” and a “thug” as they accused him of offering 10-thousand dollars for the murder of U-S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino.But yesterday (THURS), a federal jury called Espinoza Martinez “not guilty.”HOST: LANE

When it opens in June, the Obama Presidential Center will feature a museum and library. But good food is also on the menu. HOST: LANE

More than 170-thousand Illinois residents are behind on their student loan payments.Those people are at risk of having their wages garnished now that the Trump administration plans to restart collections on federal loans in default.HOST: LANE

Chicago couple who got arrested and detained last October — just 8 days after getting married.

The bride got deported back to Mexico. The groom is in detention in Michigan.

In January of 1966, Martin Luther King Jr. moved into a North Lawndale apartment with his family. Sixty years later, a local playwright… Willie Round … has written about this pivotal time in King’s fight for fair housing, education and employment. Round grew up in North Lawndale. HOST: LANE

The Chicago Bears are entering the second round of the playoffs, and fans aren’t leaving anything to chance.

WBEZ’s Somer Van Benton went to last weekend’s matchup against the Green Bay Packers to ask people about the superstitions and game-day rituals they rely on.

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Officer Carlos Baker - the Chicago police officer who fatally shot his tactical team partner during a foot chase last year - was initially blocked from joining the team due to his disciplinary history. That's according to new records obtained by the Illinois Answers Project and the Chicago Sun-Times.The records show the decision to keep Baker off the tactical team was reversed less than a year later, even as he racked up more complaints. HOST: LANE

Chicago is BUZZING with Bears pride. And one of the tell-tale signs of a fan is the jersey …HOST: LANE

The holidays may be over, but coquito, the traditional Puerto Rican holiday drink, is keeping the festive spirit going well into January.For the third year, nonprofit Tales of the Cocktail has partnered with Bacardí to run a contest seeking the best coquito in Chicago. HOST: LANE

The Trump Administration is using a legal shortcut to make it easier to cut down trees in national forests. Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest, the state’s only national forest, is an early battleground against the increasingly popular tactic to fast track timber sales across the country.HOST: LANE