Not many people want to live next to a serious marijuana operation
Tag: war on drugs
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The grow house next door
Two teachers. Two hundred marijuana plants. Two years in court.
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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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City Council votes to lower penalties on pot possession
The Chicago City Council passed a measure to soften penalties for low-level pot possession by a 43 to 3 vote
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Chicago’s crime problem: A matter of “perception”
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?
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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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‘The mayor doesn’t know who we are’
Is Rahm Emanuel aware that Chicago already has a community policing program?
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Rahm Emanuel declares another war on drugs
Mayor Emanuel and police superintendent Garry McCarthy vow an assault on drug dealers and users
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The land of lockups
Illinois keeps incarcerating more nonviolent offenders—and it’s costing you money
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Toni Preckwinkle’s plan to shrink the jail population
Toni Preckwinkle’s plan to shrink the jail population
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Cannabis crusader
James Gierach, cannabis crusader, is still campaigning against prohibition
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Mayor and police chief look for efficiencies … except in pot policy
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and police Superintendent Garry McCarthy announced this morning that they’re transferring more cops to beat patrols, thereby fulfilling Emanuel’s campaign pledge to put 1,000 “additional” officers on the street. Most Chicagoans I know are welcoming the idea of having more officers on the beat, though whether the numbers add up the way […]
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Soundboard, August 25-31
The Hold Steady, Peter Bjorn and John, Supreme Cuts, and other shows this week