The capture of the Sinaloa cartel leader won’t stop the flow of drugs, says a west-sider locked up for selling heroin
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Poverty and addiction created a heroin entrepreneur
Parris Fultz was a self-described independent operator in a business—drug dealing—dominated by larger-scale players.
A look at how Chicago’s heroin trade has adapted and thrived for more than a century
Drug dealing hasn’t always been done in the open—but it has been going on for generations.
A history of gang violence: The Almighty Black P Stone Nation
A conversation about the five-decade evolution of a Chicago street gang
Drug arrests drop in Chicago but still snare thousands in black neighborhoods
While Mexican cartel leader “Chapo” Guzman is public enemy number one, most drug busts still snag street-level players.
Anatomy of a heroin ring
Anatomy of a heroin ring: a west-side drug organization that employed dozens and served thousands
Tree grows his own way
Tremaine “Tree” Johnson proves there’s more to the new generation of Chicago hip-hop than Chief Keef and the drill scene
Shorty’s comeback
Kelvin “Shorty” Wallace has been given one more chance to beat a two-decade heroin addiction.
Drug arrests on top of drug arrests
Chicago police officials keep announcing more drug busts, but it’s not clear what’s actually changed on the street
The politics of drug busts
The Emanuel administration gets aggressive about displaying dope on the table
Besieged
West Humboldt is one of America’s biggest open-air drug markets. What does that mean for its residents?
Why are blacks busted more often for pot?
Illegal searches play a leading role in the racial imbalance.
The Ambassador Strikes Again
“You were strung out on crack,” Carol Moseley Braun shoots back at mayoral opponent Patricia Watkins.