Mick Dumke
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Chicago, IL, United States
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Chicago Officials Withhold Key Financial Information as City Hands Public Housing Land Over to Wealthy Ally of the Mayor
Mayor Lori Lightfoot has pushed a plan to lease public housing land to the Chicago Fire soccer team. But as the deal awaits federal approval, the Chicago Housing Authority has kept key details hidden from the public and other officials. → Read More
This Land Was Promised for Housing. Instead It’s Going to a Pro Soccer Team Owned by a Billionaire.
More than 30,000 people wait for homes from the Chicago Housing Authority. Meanwhile, a site that’s gone undeveloped for two decades is set to become a Chicago Fire practice facility. → Read More
In Lori Lightfoot’s Chicago, Bridges Have Become Barricades
Mayor Lori Lightfoot has repeatedly ordered Chicago’s river bridges raised to keep people out of downtown. She said the move was to protect businesses and residents. But it is also a symbol of the city’s divisions. → Read More
Bill Barr Has ’Surged’ Federal Agents Into American Cities Before
Barr stood next to Trump as he announced a Chicago “surge" of more than 100 agents from the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and other agencies, along with staffing increases in other cities where gun casualties were making headlines. → Read More
The Chicago Housing Authority Was Slow to Protect Residents During the Coronavirus Outbreak —
Internal communications show CHA officials waited weeks before hastily drawing up plans that could reduce the risk of coronavirus exposure for staff and residents. → Read More
At Chicago’s City Council, Committees Are Used to Reward Political Favors and Fund Patronage —
Without new oversight and accountability, City Hall cannot “escape corruption, mismanagement and waste,” the city watchdog says. → Read More
We’re Fighting an Order Keeping Us From Publishing Parts of a Story. The Judge Will Make a Decision Soon. —
The presiding judge of the child protection division of juvenile court says she will rule soon on ProPublica Illinois’ request to lift ban. → Read More
Chicago’s mayoral race hits the final stretch —
In the campaign to succeed Rahm Emanuel, candidates Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle talk neighborhoods and look for votes. → Read More
Cook County Judge Blocks ProPublica Illinois From Publishing Details of Child Welfare Case —
In moving to shield minors, the judge weighs a challenge to the First Amendment right to publish. → Read More
Chicago’s election signals break from the past — in wards and at City Hall
Change is in the air like never before. → Read More
At Chicago City Hall, the Legislative Branch Rarely Does Much Legislating
The mayor dominates the City Council while aldermen reign over the “fiefdoms” of their wards. → Read More
Rauner and Prizker tout government transparency while blocking access to records
Will Illinois's candidates for governor ever practice what they preach? → Read More
Citizens Count on the Illinois Freedom of Information Act but Keep Getting Shut Out —
The office of the public access counselor was supposed to enforce open government laws. Nearly a decade later, it’s backlogged and frequently ignored. → Read More
People count on the Freedom of Information Act but keep getting shut out
Illinois’ public access counselor was supposed to enforce open government laws. Nearly a decade later, it’s short-staffed and backlogged. → Read More
Protests and blaming the media—sound familiar? That was during the ’68 Democratic National Convention
Archived letters to former Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley bring up familiar concerns about unrest, policing, political divisions, and “propaganda.” → Read More
The Administration of Mayor Rahm Emanuel Keeps Monitoring Protesters
Chicago police and City Hall tracked anti-Trump demonstrators — and now state legislators want to let them use drones. → Read More
Amid affordable housing dispute, conservatives seek a home on the Northwest Side
Groups tied to the Illinois Policy Institute and conservative talk show host Dan Proft back GOP candidates on the city’s Northwest Side. → Read More
Nonprofit watchdog group Project Six closing down
The group issued a statement Friday afternoon acknowledging that it is "stopping operations this month." → Read More
Nonprofit watchdog group Project Six closing down
The group issued a statement Friday afternoon acknowledging that it is "stopping operations this month." → Read More
Chicago’s Gang Database Is Full of Errors — And Records We Have Prove It
Pushing 80 and still gangbanging? → Read More