- News & Features, Feature, May 8, 2013
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Addicted to guns
Is there a cure for Chicago's crippling dependence on firearms?
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 12, 2013
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Chicago’s gun laws keep getting tougher, but more people are breaking them
Chicago has the toughest gun laws in the country, but it's not clear what they're accomplishing.
- News & Features, Feature, Feb 14, 2013
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Anatomy of a heroin ring
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.
- Lit & Lectures, Book Review, Apr 3, 2013
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Gun Guys: Not quite lock, stock, and barrel
Dan Baum's latest could use more guys, less Baum.
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 15, 2007
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Does the constitution apply in DC?
The District of Columbia is a state when it comes to the Second Amendment. So where are its two senators?
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 17, 2010
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Nursery Crime
Annie got her gun.
- News & Features, Ben Joravsky on Politics, Jan 29, 2013
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Mayor Emanuel swears he's not interested in running for president
So of course he is.
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 19, 2008
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Death and taxes
Would a gun tax cut down on shootings?
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 7, 2011
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Police chief McCarthy expresses dislike for gun control "abolitionists"
- Blogs, Bleader, May 20, 2010
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Mayor Daley Threatens to Shoot the Messenger—Namely, Me
Mayor Daley offers to demonstrate the effectiveness of banning guns by shooting a certain reporter in the ass with one.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 16, 2011
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City gun registration rates, zip by zip
- Music, In Rotation, Mar 8, 2013
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In Rotation: John Corbett of Corbett vs. Dempsey on vintage dead-stock vinyl from Kenya
Plus: The Reader's Peter Margasak on a Peter Brötzmann birthday box set, filmmaker Brian Ashby on Health & Beauty's hot streak, and more
- Blogs, Bleader, May 21, 2010
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The Mayor's the One Missing the Point
Mayor Daley's distaste for debate and dissent is the real issue behind the sodomy and shooting "joke."
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 6, 2011
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Federal court rips Chicago's gun-range ban as the City Council dumps it
- Blogs, Bleader, May 27, 2010
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Mayor Daley Shoots Down More Questions About Guns Without Answering Them
Mayor Daley still isn't talking straight about guns and crime.
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 14, 2012
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Painting the picture of an efficient operation
The race to bring Cook County court records into the modern world
- Lit & Lectures, Book Review, Apr 3, 2013
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No easy answers in David McConnell's American Honor Killings
That's the best thing about it.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 18, 2010
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City Council Hearing Turns Into Rally For Handgun Ban
A hearing was held in the City Council Friday "to discuss violence and fire arm registration regulation." Instead a PR campaign for the city's gun ban broke out.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 17, 2012
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All at the same time?
Mitt Romney is hunting for votes
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 21, 2010
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After Politicians Rally and March, the City Has Another Violent Weekend
At a rally Friday night, Mayor Daley said it's up to citizens get rid of the violence in their neighborhoods. Another bloody weekend followed.
