In 1963, a Black politician named Ben Lewis was shot to death in Chicago. Clues suggest the murder was a professional hit. Decades later, it remains no accident authorities never solved the crime.
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Chicago police have solved less than 20 percent of the murders committed in 2017, and other news
Also, 12 museums are offering free admission for CPS students this week.
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Remembering the eight nurses murdered by Richard Speck 50 years later, and other Chicago news
Also, Chicago probably won’t host the 2017 NFL draft.
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Did Rahm live up to his campaign promises on public safety?
By blaming legislators for weak gun laws, Mayor Emanuel has ducked questions about his policing strategies.
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Veteran state rep: Mayor Emanuel has failed us and police chief McCarthy must go
State Rep Ken Dunkin, one of the leaders of the legislative black caucus, says city leaders are clueless about fighting violent crime in Chicago.
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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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The cop who wants to fight crime with the community
The West Humboldt cop who wants to fight crime with the community.
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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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Deadly poverty
Homicide is just one of many killers plaguing Chicago’s poor black neighborhoods
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Rahm announces another “new initiative” that’s decades old
The mayor’s plan to raze troubled buildings sounds a lot like the one Mayor Daley “introduced” in 1992
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The root cause of Chicago’s glut of murders
Until the city confronts its defining problem, the blood will keep flowing in its poor neighborhoods.
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Park District Balks at Gun-Rights Group Meeting
Several weeks ago leaders of Illinois Carry got a permit to hold a meeting on gun ownership rights at a south side park. Yesterday park officials announced it’s not going to happen.
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Thanks for the Insight, Neil
While I’m clearly not as smart as Neil Steinberg—who is?—I’m happy to explain why I don’t think my gun-ban question for Mayor Daley was “dumb.”