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Posted inNews & Politics

Why is coca only cultivated in South America?

by Cecil Adams May 11, 2018August 18, 2021

Other lucrative plants like coffee and chocolate are grown in multiple locations.

Posted inMusic

Angel Marcloid of Fire-Toolz on the voyages of a digital native

by Luca Cimarusti March 7, 2017August 18, 2021

Current musical obsessions of Resonance Series cocurator Ben Baker Billington, Angel Marcloid of Fire-Toolz, and the Reader’s Luca Cimarusti

Posted inBlogs

Is state’s attorney Anita Alvarez protecting public safety—or an obstacle to justice?

by Mick Dumke June 15, 2015August 18, 2021

The race to be Cook County’s top prosecutor gets under way with questions about fairness and incarceration.

Posted inBlogs

Cook County state’s attorney: Time to lay off the pot prosecutions

by Mick Dumke April 20, 2015August 18, 2021

State’s attorney Anita Alvarez says her office will try to send people caught with small amounts of cannabis and hard drugs into treatment instead of jail.

Posted inBlogs

UPDATE: Drug trafficking Flores twins sentenced to 14 years

by Mick Dumke January 27, 2015August 18, 2021

The most prolific traffickers in Chicago’s history receive relatively light sentences.

Posted inBlogs

Did Rahm live up to his campaign promises on public safety?

by Mick Dumke January 20, 2015August 18, 2021

By blaming legislators for weak gun laws, Mayor Emanuel has ducked questions about his policing strategies.

Posted inBlogs

Alleged Sinaloa cartel leader gets 22 years for bringing cocaine into Chicago

by Mick Dumke November 24, 2014August 18, 2021

Judge Ruben Castillo says the sentence for Alfredo Vazquez-Hernandez, an alleged cartel coordinator, should be seen as a “message.”

Posted inBlogs

Struggling businessman or lieutenant for Chapo Guzman and the Sinaloa cartel?

by Mick Dumke November 24, 2014August 18, 2021

Alfredo Vasquez-Hernandez, accused of being a coordinator for the cartel, is set to be sentenced in federal court in Chicago.

Posted inBlogs

A fix from Mayor Emanuel for the state’s drug laws

by Steve Bogira September 26, 2014August 18, 2021

A political ploy is also a sensible drug reform.

At the Chicago Scene Boat Party, the largest “raft up” of the year at the Playpen, vessels are packed to capacity with booze and skin-baring party monsters.
Posted inCity Life

What lies at the bottom of the Playpen, Chicago’s floating daytime clubland

by Jake Malooley August 6, 2014August 18, 2021

What lies at the bottom of the Playpen, Chicago’s floating daytime clubland

Posted inBlogs

Marijuana legalization needs to be a gateway to broader drug reform

by Steve Bogira July 31, 2014August 18, 2021

A new stance on pot can lead the nation’s retreat from its misguided drug war.

Jack Riley says his goal is to disrupt the drug trade from Mexican cartels to street-level distributors: "This is the new face of organized crime."
Posted inNews & Politics

The drug warrior

by Mick Dumke May 27, 2014August 18, 2021

Chicago DEA special agent in charge Jack Riley has targeted the Outfit, dirty cops, street gangs, and the Sinaloa cartel, yet the drugs keep coming.

Posted inBlogs

When news of El Chapo Guzmán’s capture reached a federal prison

by Mick Dumke March 6, 2014August 18, 2021

The capture of the Sinaloa cartel leader won’t stop the flow of drugs, says a west-sider locked up for selling heroin

Posted inBlogs

A look at how Chicago’s heroin trade has adapted and thrived for more than a century

by Mick Dumke December 18, 2013August 19, 2021

Drug dealing hasn’t always been done in the open—but it has been going on for generations.

Posted inNews & Politics

Heroin, LLC

by Mick Dumke December 4, 2013August 19, 2021

The open-air drug market on the west side thrives in the same way that legal businesses do.

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