Dana Bostic's gang-affiliated west-side drug organization employed dozens of residents, served thousands of customers, established ties with Mexican drug cartels, and relied on violence to stay in business.
Former Bank of America Cinema programmer Michael W. Phillips screens the Vice Lords documentaries "The Corner" and "Lord Thing" Thursday 6/30 in his South Side Projections screening series.
As police superintendent Jody Weis addresses the City Council, UIC criminal justice professor John Hagedorn argues it's time to end the city's 40-year war on gangs.