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Heroin, LLCnew
The open-air drug market on the west side thrives in the same way that legal businesses do—by meeting demand, capitalizing on a cheap and plentiful workforce, and offering excellent customer service.
Chicago Reader |
Mick Dumke |
12-05-2013 |
Features
Addicted to Gunsnew
Is there a cure for Chicago's crippling dependence on firearms?
Chicago Reader |
Mick Dumke |
05-14-2013 |
Features
Tags: Chicago Gun Violence
Anatomy of a Heroin Ringnew
Dana Bostic's gang-affiliated Chicago drug organization employed dozens of residents, served thousands of customers, established ties with Mexican drug cartels, and relied on violence to stay in business.
Chicago Reader |
Mick Dumke |
02-15-2013 |
Features
The Politics of Potnew
Are politicians too paranoid to decriminalize marijuana?
Chicago Reader |
Mick Dumke and Ben Joravsky |
12-05-2011 |
Drugs
The $78 Million Bagnew
That's what Cook County spent last year on weed (or to arrest and prosecute those possessing it).
Chicago Reader |
Mick Dumke and Ben Joravsky |
10-07-2011 |
Drugs
The Grass Gapnew
People all over Chicago smoke pot—but almost everyone busted for it is black.
Chicago Reader |
Mick Dumke and Ben Joravsky |
07-07-2011 |
Race & Class
Transparency in Chicago is a Big Jokenew
Mayor Daley has a laugh at reporters' expense, but that’s not who's losing out.
Chicago Reader |
Mick Dumke |
05-24-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Richard Daley
Chicago May Have Leased out Its Parking Meters for a Fraction of Their Worthnew
The Daley administration hid its process for privatizing Chicago's parking meters from the public and the City Council. Now, three months into the deal, new evidence suggests the taxpayers were hosed out of billions of dollars.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky and Mick Dumke |
05-18-2009 |
Policy Issues
The Story of Chicago's Parking Meter Lease Dealnew
How Mayor Daley and his crew hid their process from the public, ignored their own rules, railroaded the City Council, and screwed the taxpayers on the parking meter lease deal.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky and Mick Dumke |
04-10-2009 |
Policy Issues
Have a Green Daynew
Twenty-four ways you can help the planet, from how you wake yourself up in the morning to how you get drunk at night.
Chicago Reader |
Mick Dumke |
04-21-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment, Earth Day
The Plastic Plaguenew
Even China has found ways to deal with the glut of plastic shopping bags. When will Chicago get it together?
Chicago Reader |
Mick Dumke |
03-10-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
A Critical Mass for Recycling in Chicagonew
Under mounting pressure from citizens, can the city come up with a recycling plan that actually works?
Chicago Reader |
Mick Dumke |
10-29-2007 |
Environment
Tags: Recycling, environment
The Church of Cloutnew
Who is the Reverend James Meeks and why are his pews full of politicians?
Chicago Reader |
Mick Dumke |
01-30-2007 |
Religion
Tags: religion
