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Home » drug dealing

Tag: drug dealing

On February 22, the Mexican navy arrested Sinaloa cartel leader El Chapo Guzman, who surrendered without firing a shot.
Posted inNews & Politics

Trapping El Chapo: Chicago’s public enemy number one

by Jason McGahan April 23, 2014August 18, 2021

What the case against Vicente Zambada reveals about the federal government’s efforts to take down overseas drug suppliers.

Posted inNews & Politics

Chicago decriminalized marijuana possession—but not for everyone

by Mick Dumke April 7, 2014August 18, 2021

Two years ago Chicago decriminalized pot possession—but not for everyone.

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.

Posted inNews & Politics

Addicted to guns

by Mick Dumke May 8, 2013August 19, 2021

Is there a cure for Chicago’s crippling dependence on firearms?

Chet Jackson, executive director of the West Humboldt Park Development Council, at the neighborhood’s new restaurant, Turkey Chop
Posted inNews & Politics

Can a restaurant transform a neighborhood?

by Mick Dumke March 20, 2013August 19, 2021

West Humboldt’s new war on drugs: Open a restaurant

Posted inBlogs

Drug arrests drop in Chicago but still snare thousands in black neighborhoods

by Mick Dumke February 22, 2013August 19, 2021

While Mexican cartel leader “Chapo” Guzman is public enemy number one, most drug busts still snag street-level players.

Posted inBlogs

How about a war on the roots of violence?

by Mick Dumke February 15, 2013August 19, 2021

The people responsible for drug and gang violence follow a pattern: despair.

Posted inNews & Politics

Anatomy of a heroin ring

by Mick Dumke February 14, 2013August 19, 2021

Anatomy of a heroin ring: a west-side drug organization that employed dozens and served thousands

"He has a gusto for life," Judge Larry Axelrood says of Shorty (pictured). "If he can convince a roomful of cynics that he's serious about changing, we're going to give him the opportunity."
Posted inNews & Politics

Shorty’s comeback

by Steve Bogira July 25, 2012August 19, 2021

Kelvin “Shorty” Wallace has been given one more chance to beat a two-decade heroin addiction.

Posted inBlogs

Rahm announces another “new initiative” that’s decades old

by Mick Dumke July 12, 2012August 19, 2021

The mayor’s plan to raze troubled buildings sounds a lot like the one Mayor Daley “introduced” in 1992

Posted inBlogs

Chicago’s crime problem: A matter of “perception”

by Mick Dumke June 13, 2012August 19, 2021

If Chicago’s crime problem is only a matter of “perception,” then why are police being asked to work extra patrols on their days off?

Posted inBlogs

Drug arrests on top of drug arrests

by Mick Dumke May 4, 2012August 19, 2021

Chicago police officials keep announcing more drug busts, but it’s not clear what’s actually changed on the street

Posted inBlogs

The politics of drug busts

by Mick Dumke May 1, 2012August 19, 2021

The Emanuel administration gets aggressive about displaying dope on the table

Residents of west Humboldt Park have formed block clubs and worked for years to drive away dealers, but the neighborhood remains awash in drugs and crime. "It's right in your face," says one resident.
Posted inNews & Politics

Besieged

by Mick Dumke April 25, 2012August 19, 2021

West Humboldt is one of America’s biggest open-air drug markets. What does that mean for its residents?

Posted inBlogs

Today’s marijuana lesson comes from New York City

by Mick Dumke December 9, 2011August 19, 2021

How Chicago can take a cue from New York City on pot possession.

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