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.
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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.
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A history of gang violence: The Almighty Black P Stone Nation
A conversation about the five-decade evolution of a Chicago street gang
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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.
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Anatomy of a heroin ring
Anatomy of a heroin ring: a west-side drug organization that employed dozens and served thousands
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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
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Shorty’s comeback
Kelvin “Shorty” Wallace has been given one more chance to beat a two-decade heroin addiction.
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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
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The politics of drug busts
The Emanuel administration gets aggressive about displaying dope on the table
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Besieged
West Humboldt is one of America’s biggest open-air drug markets. What does that mean for its residents?
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Why are blacks busted more often for pot?
Illegal searches play a leading role in the racial imbalance.
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The Ambassador Strikes Again
“You were strung out on crack,” Carol Moseley Braun shoots back at mayoral opponent Patricia Watkins.