Mick Dumke
Bio:
I’ve been writing for the Reader since 2005, mostly reporting in-depth stories on political issues such as the notorious parking meter deal, gun control, budgeting tricks, government transparency, race and poverty, and drug policies. I collaborate frequently with my friend and colleague Ben Joravsky, which usually works well because he’s funnier and I’m wonkier. Previously I did stints as a staffer for the Chicago News Cooperative, the Chicago Reporter, and newspapers in Michigan and Virginia, and along the way my work has appeared in the Washington Post, the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune Magazine, and other publications you’ve never heard of. I’ve been known to teach journalism at Northwestern University and Columbia College Chicago.
I’ve been writing for the Reader since 2005, mostly reporting in-depth stories on political issues such as the notorious parking meter deal, gun control, budgeting tricks, government transparency, race and poverty, and drug policies. I collaborate frequently with my friend and colleague Ben Joravsky, which usually works well because he’s funnier and I’m wonkier. Previously I did stints as a staffer for the Chicago News Cooperative, the Chicago Reporter, and newspapers in Michigan and Virginia, and along the way my work has appeared in the Washington Post, the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune Magazine, and other publications you’ve never heard of. I’ve been known to teach journalism at Northwestern University and Columbia College Chicago.
- News & Features, Politics, Dec 26, 2012
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The Reader's second annual awards for political "achievement"
Honoring some of the more notable deeds from our elected leaders in 2012
- News & Features, Politics, Oct 25, 2012
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Still hoping for change
Four years later, five Chicagoans reflect on the president they helped elect
- News & Features, Politics, May 2, 2012
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Congressman Danny Davis on Rahm and ex-cons
"You know, I don't think we're going to see the Sears Tower fall into the lake or anything."
- News & Features, Politics, Apr 11, 2012
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The trust fund mayor
Rahm Emanuel has big plans for rebuilding Chicago's infrastructure. Wish we knew what they were.
- News & Features, Politics, Mar 14, 2012
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What's really going on in the primary elections
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County board president Toni Preckwinkle aren’t up for election. But they’re out to win.
- News & Features, Politics, Feb 23, 2012
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The Reader goes to charter school
A visit with UNO's Juan Rangel
- News & Features, Politics, Dec 29, 2011
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Our first-ever awards for 'achievement' in local politics
Honoring the deeds and misdeeds of 2011 at the city, county, and state level
- News & Features, Politics, Oct 6, 2011
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The $78 million bag
That's what Cook County spent last year on weed (or to arrest and prosecute those possessing it)
- News & Features, Politics, Aug 25, 2011
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Where’s Garry McCarthy?
A frustrated south-side community invites Chicago’s new police superintendent to a “dialogue”
- News & Features, Politics, May 26, 2011
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The 20 months that made Mayor Emanuel
Our interactive time line shows how Rahm became the Man on Five
- News & Features, Politics, May 19, 2011
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In Chicago City Council, aldermen sweat the small stuff
- News & Features, Politics, Apr 28, 2011
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Chicago, Meet Your New City Council
The Reader's guide to the hacks, geeks, lawyers, and other assorted characters who will serve as aldermen under Mayor Emanuel
- News & Features, Politics, Jul 22, 2010
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Why Can't Chicago Recycle?
A world-class city, a "green" mayor—what's the problem? Insiders say the city's budget woes are only part of the story.
- News & Features, Politics, Jul 8, 2010
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Under the Gun
Aldermen rush through a gun-control law they've barely read to replace a gun-control law nobody seems to have enforced. Who really benefits? Mayor Daley.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 1, 2010
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City Council Poised to Pass Still-Unseen Gun Legislation By Friday
Plans are afoot for the Chicago City Council to pass a new gun-control ordinance, even though aldermen haven't even seen it yet.
- News & Features, Politics, May 27, 2010
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How to Distract a Press Corps
Mayor Daley's incendiary comments did just what they were probably meant to: bury the lead.
- News & Features, Politics, May 20, 2010
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The Shadow Budget: Who Wins in Daley's TIF Game
The economic development funds are supposed to go to neighborhoods that need it. Guess where they're really going. For the first time ever: how the city spends TIF funds, ward by ward
- News & Features, Politics, May 20, 2010
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Transparency’s a Big Joke
Mayor Daley has a laugh at reporters' expense, but that’s not who's losing out.
- News & Features, Politics, Mar 11, 2010
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Time for a Revolution
No way is Mayor Daley going down without a fight. But perhaps you've noticed: he rarely ever gets one.
- News & Features, Politics, Mar 11, 2010
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Mayoral Material?
Ten to watch, even as they demur
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