Podcast appearances and mentions of mick dumke

Mick Dumke, Investigator Editor at Block Club Chicago, joins Lisa Dent to detail Block Club Chicago suing ICE over immigration arrest records. Dumke requested arrest records over a 10 day period in January using The Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA). ICE didn’t meet the required 30 day deadline and emailed Dumke saying they needed 10 […]

Trump punishes AP for not bowing to his commands. Ben riffs. Mick Dumke joins the conversation with memories of how Mayors Daley and Rahm treated reporters they didn't like. What kind of country will we have if the press is controlled by the president? Then some memories of people who recently died. Tuyet Le. Jerry "the Iceman" Butler. And Roberta Flack. Mick is an editor for Block Club. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Pension propaganda disguised as policy analysis—only in the NYT. Well, actually, it's standard brainwashing in the mainstreams. Ben riffs. Mick Dumke riffs on Ben's riff. Then they're off—talking Jimmy Carter, Trump, Reagan and Bob Dylan. Yes, they both saw the Dylan movie. In the first show of 2025! Mick is a writer for Block Club. His views are his own.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Parking in Chicago is always difficult, but especially when it's cold outside. In 2008, City Council voted to privatize Chicago's parking meters for 75 years in return for $1 billion. But in the years since, analysis after analysis has shown the meters were worth much more, and the city lost out on revenues while investors earn a profit, and Chicagoans pay some of the highest parking rates in the country. While he was at the Reader, Block Club Chicago reporter and editor Mick Dumke investigated the deal after it first passed. We're revisiting his conversation with host Jacoby Cochran to hear why Chicago went for it, who challenged it, and how we feel the effects today. Make sure you vote City Cast Chicago as Best Podcast and Hey Chicago as Best Email Newsletter in the Chicago Reader's Best of 2024  Want some more City Cast Chicago news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Chicago newsletter.  Follow us @citycastchicago You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 773 780-0246 Become a member of City Cast Chicago. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE

Mike Stephen discusses the impact of the departure of the Chicago Housing Authority CEO with Block Club Chicago investigative editor Mick Dumke, learns about a crisis in Illinois' Early Intervention Program from Start Early director of legislative affairs Jonathan Doster and speech pathologist Sarah Ziemba, and gives an update on the efforts to preserve the history of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party.

After Mayor Johnson's combative press conference Monday, Mick Dumke looks back at previous Chicago mayors and their relationship with the press and constituents. Turns out, there's a common thread -- defiance from a Chicago mayor may be a feature and not a bug. Host - Jon HansenReporter - Mick DumkeRead More Here Want to donate to our non-profit newsroom? CLICK HEREWho we areBlock Club Chicago is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit news organization dedicated to delivering reliable, relevant and nonpartisan coverage of Chicago's diverse neighborhoods. We believe all neighborhoods deserve to be covered in a meaningful way.We amplify positive stories, cover development and local school council meetings and serve as watchdogs in neighborhoods often ostracized by traditional news media.Ground-level coverageOur neighborhood-based reporters don't parachute in once to cover a story. They are in the neighborhoods they cover every day building relationships over time with neighbors. We believe this ground-level approach not only builds community but leads to a more accurate portrayal of a neighborhood.Stories that matter to you — every daySince our launch five years ago, we've published more than 25,000 stories from the neighborhoods, covered hundreds of community meetings and send daily and neighborhood newsletters to more than 130,000 Chicagoans. We've built this loyalty by proving to folks we are not only covering their neighborhoods, we are a part of them. Some of us have internalized the national media's narrative of a broken Chicago. We aim to change that by celebrating our neighborhoods and chronicling the resilience of the people who fight every day to make Chicago a better place for all.

Mick Dumke tells you everything you need to know about Michigan, the state that may determine who wins in November. Including…the politics, the divisions, the parts that are like Chicago and the parts that are like Wyoming, the legacy of Romany (George, not Mitt), Big Gretch and the significance of the mitten. Mick knows a thing or two about Michigan because it's his home state. He is an editor for Block Club. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Narrators Janetta Pegues and Allen Schwartz, in conversation with oral historian Liú Chen, share stories of living in the Jane Addams Homes, intimately known as “The Village”, during the 1940s–1980s. Janetta and Allen share insights about the neighborhood's different periods of redevelopment and change, including the construction and development of University of Illinois Chicago in the 1960s and the ongoing gentrification of Little Italy.  Read the transcript here. For more information about the historical and contemporary issues discussed in the episode, see our research sources below, along with additional learning materials.:  Sources for sound design Raymond “Shaq” McDonald and Deral Willis challenging Mayor Richard M. Daley, excerpted from 70 Acres in Chicago documentary by Ronit Bezalel (2014). Accessed Sept. 5, 2024,  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwW-Gw9CxyI. Florence Scala, excerpted from “Florence Scala for the People,” a video made by Italian Heritage Chicago (2011). Accessed Sept. 5, 2024, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8FMZOD3r3E. Chicago Indigenous Communities List of Illinois American Indian Organizations, Native American Chamber of Commerce of Illinois: www.nacc-il.org/illinois-american-indian-organizations  An Exploration of Native American History in Chicago with Geoffrey Baer, WTTW (2021): interactive.wttw.com/playlist/2021/11/29/native-american-history-geoffrey-baer  Center for Native Futures: www.centerfornativefutures.org/  Chicago American Indian Oral History Project Records, The Newberry Library: i-share-nby.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CARLI_NBY/i5mcb2/alma991762098805867  John N. Low, “Chicago is on the Lands of the Potawatomi: Why Land Acknowledgments for Chicago should acknowledge this historical fact,” https://johnnlow.com/2023/02/05/updates-at-long-last-chicago-is-on-the-lands-of-the-potawatomi-why-land-acknowledgments-for-chicago-should-acknowledge-this-historical-fact/  Plan for Transformation and Roosevelt Square Redevelopment Finalization of Lease for the Chicago Fire Football Club Training Facility, Chicago Housing Authority (2023): www.thecha.org/lease-chicago-fire-football-club-training-facility  “This Land Was Promised for Housing. Instead It's Going to a Pro Soccer Team Owned by a Billionaire.” ProPublica & WTTW, Mick Dumke & Nick Blumberg (2022): www.propublica.org/article/chicago-housing-abla-fire-soccer-cha  “Chicago Claims Its 22-Year ‘Transformation' Plan Revitalized 25,000 Homes. The Math Doesn't Add Up.” ProPublica, Mick Dumke (2022): www.propublica.org/article/chicago-housing-authority-hud-transformation-plan Roosevelt Square Development Articles, DNAInfo News Aggregator: www.dnainfo.com/chicago/places/roosevelt-square/  University of Illinois Chicago demolition, displacement, and development: “Renewal for Whom? The Origins of the University of Illinois Chicago Circle Campus,” Chicago History Museum, Katherine Quiroa (2023): www.chicagohistory.org/origins-of-university-of-illinois-chicago/  The Boss & the Bulldozer documentary, WTTW, Stacy Robinson (2023): interactive.wttw.com/chicago-stories/boss-and-the-bulldozer/video  “Daley vs. Little Italy” Interactive Article, WBEZ, Monica Eng (2016): interactive.wbez.org/curiouscity/littleitaly/ “Displaced: When the Eisenhower Expressway Moved in, Who Was Forced Out?” Interactive Article, WBEZ, Robert Loerzel: interactive.wbez.org/curiouscity/eisenhower/  Florence Scala Collection, University of Illinois Chicago Special Collections and University Archives: archivesspace.uic.edu/repositories/2/resources/1078 Flashback: Florence Scala took on City Hall and Fought for Little Italy and a ‘gutsy' Chicago, Chicago Tribune, Ron Grossman (updated 2022): www.chicagotribune.com/2022/03/10/flashback-florence-scala-took-on-city-hall-and-fought-for-little-italy-and-a-gutsy-chicago/  Florence Scala: A Disowned Community Leader, Italian Americana, Sandro Corso (2019): www.jstor.org/stable/45210818

West Loop lost a lot of free parking this summer, which has us talking about the city's infamous parking meter deal. In 2008, City Council voted to privatize Chicago's parking meters for 75 years in return for $1 billion. But in the years since, analysis after analysis has shown the meters were worth much more, and the city lost out on revenues while investors earn a profit as Chicagoans pay some of the highest parking rates in the country. While he was at the Reader, Block Club Chicago reporter and editor Mick Dumke investigated the deal after it first passed. He tells host Jacoby Cochran why Chicago went for it, who challenged it, and how we feel the effects today. Some good news: Chappell Roan's local weightlifters at Lollapalooza If you enjoyed today's interview with Ravinia Festival's Artistic Director, Erik Soderstrom, learn more here. Want some more City Cast Chicago news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Chicago newsletter.  Follow us @citycastchicago You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 773 780-0246 Learn more about the sponsors of this Aug. 5 episode: Ravinia Chicago Association of Realtors Become a member of City Cast Chicago. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE 

We at City Cast Chicago have spent a lot of time covering public housing, from the legacy of demolition, to private development on public housing land, to the Chicago Housing Authority's decades-long waitlists. Now the head of CHA is under fire following investigations from Block Club Chicago into the agency's scattered-site program. Host Jacoby Cochran talks with reporters Rachel Hinton and Mick Dumke about two properties that exemplify ongoing problems at the CHA. Good news: Peace Fest Englewood We're doing our annual survey to learn more about our listeners. We'd be grateful if you took the survey at citycast.fm/survey—it's only 7 minutes long. You'll be doing us a big favor. Plus, anyone who takes the survey will be eligible to win a $250 Visa gift card–and City Cast Chicago swag. Want some more City Cast Chicago news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Chicago newsletter.  Follow us @citycastchicago You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 773 780-0246 Become a member of City Cast Chicago. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Stephen learns how the Chicago Housing Authority allows for nefarious deeds on some of its vacant properties from Block Club Chicago investigative editor and reporter Mick Dumke, celebrates 90 years of Andersonville's Simon's Tavern, and chats with local musician Brett Ratner about his new instrumental rock.

Marc Sims talks with Mick Dumke Investigative editor for Block Club Chicago, about a vacant drug house in Chicago Illinois. This Vacant Bungalow Is Owned By The CHA — And Now It's A Drug Stash House  https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/07/this-vacant-bungalow-is-owned-by-the-cha-and-now-its-a-drug-stash-house

Rick Telander teaches aspiring young journalists how to cover TIFs. Ben riffs. Mick Dumke joins the riff. Soon they're leading a symposium on journalism. Mick then discusses his latest investigative story. It deals with drugs, low income housing, policing and the inability of the CHA to take care of its property. Also, a few words about Sherman Alexie. Mick is a reporter for Block Club. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What a week in news! University of Chicago launched a pre-dawn raid on a pro-Palestinian encampment. President Biden comes to town. And 95 adults file a lawsuit alleging physical and sexual abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers. Reset breaks down these stories and much more with Block Club Chicago's Mick Dumke, Washington Post's Kim Bellware, and Fox 32's Paris Schutz. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Muck Dumke tells the story of the great Fred Mitchell, whose life in Chicago personifies the tenacity and perseverance of Black migrants who moved here in the 30s from the south and helped build communities in the face of segregation, police brutality, redlining and plantation politics. Mr. Mitchell died recently at the age of 93. Mick's biography of him ran in Block Club, where Mick is an editor and writer. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Illinois Supreme Court suddenly discovers the Ed and Anne Burke conflict of interest. Ben riffs. Stacy Davis Gates talks democracy, the press and her friend the mayor. She asks: Why does the mainstream press in Chicago treat Right Wing operatives as legitimate news outlets? Is there a statute of limitations on mentioning that the mayor used to work for CTU? Also, a word or two about Mick Dumke and Greg Pratt—two legit reporters. Stacy is the president of the Chicago Teachers Union. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mike Stephen discusses the vast city ownership of vacant land during Chicago's housing crisis with Block Club Chicago reporter and investigative editor Mick Dumke and discovers the Secret History of prewar jazz clarinet player Mezz Mezzrow.

It's that time of the season where Ben and his friends look back at the year that was. And so Mick Dumke joins Ben to discuss…1973? So, okay, we're a little behind. We start with a little politics and wind up talking about the greatest albums of that year. Meet Ernie Isley, Bruce Springsteen, Duane Allman, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight and more. Mick Dumke is a reporter for Block Club.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mike Stephen discusses the decaying properties of the Chicago Housing Authority with Block Club Chicago investigative editor Mick Dumke, talks to write Kevin Jakubowski, a Batavia native, about writing a new Holiday short film directed by Bryce Dallas-Howard called The Note, and gets the lowdown on Skip Class & The Dropouts' new music from lead singer Danny Jacobson.

Tuesday December 5 was First Tuesdays at the Night Hawk bar in Albany Park. The last First Tuesdays, at least for awhile. Maya and Ben welcomed Mick Dumke--who started the show with Ben back at the Hideout in 2014. Maya, Mick and Ben talk Chicago politics, then and now. And Mick addresses the Maya question--so named cause she came up with it. A great ending, at least temporarily, to a fabulous run. Maya Dukmasova is a reporter for Injustice Watch. Mick Dumke is a reporter for Block Club. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Governor Pritzker puts a hold on Tent City in Brighton Park. Ben riffs. Mick Dumke attempts to answer the following questions. Why would anyone think it's a good idea to build housing on toxic land? Why doesn't Chicago give a damn about the environment? Why won't the CHA fix up its housing in the midst of a housing crisis? Is Maya right? And, briefly, are the Bulls better off without Zach. Mick is a reporter for Block Club. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mike Stephen talks to Kalyn Belsha, senior national education reporter at Chalkbeat, about a new influx of money for local school desegregation, goes deep into a controversy around Chicagoland burritos with Chicago Tribune food critic Nick Kindelsperger, and gets an update on the City of Chicago leasing land to the Chicago Fire soccer team from Block Club Chicago investigative editor Mick Dumke.

Bulls lose their opener. Ben loses his mind. Mick Dumke explains what it takes to get the city's budget office to reveal what should already be public information. In short, you have to file many FOIA requests to learn aldermanic salaries. Learn about the in-another-location excuse for concealing those salaries. Very novel, city. A few words about a judge's ruling in a case pitting a rich guy against poor people. Big surprise—the rich guy won. And a word or two about the Bulls. Mick is a reporter for Block Club.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Chicago sues chemical manufacturer Monsanto over polluted waterways. The defensive coordinator of the Chicago Bears resigns, and the team cuts its backup quarterback. Reset breaks down those stories and more with this week's panel of journalists: Leigh Giangreco, government and politics reporter at Crain's Chicago Business, Jacoby Cochran, host of City Cast Chicago, and Mick Dumke, investigative editor and reporter at Block Club Chicago.

Block Club investigative reporter Mick Dumke gets into the nitty gritty of how Chicago's pols and wheeler dealers cut their deals. Speaking of wheeler dealers, an update on former Mayor Rahm's machinations to get what he wants. Whatever that may be. And more…See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mike Stephen gets an update on the backroom deal that sold off public housing land in Chicago with Block Club Chicago's Mick Dumke and then discovers the Secret History of 1960s local soul singer Garland Green.

Ben has got Oppenheimer fever. He can't stop talking about the man and the movie and what it all means. Block Club reporter Mick Dumke returns to talk CHA and the billionaire. Mayor Johnson and Mayor Rahm—BFF? Harry Truman. Oppenheimer. And the NU hazing scandal.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hazing scandal hits Northwestern University football program; tornadoes touch down in the suburbs and near O'Hare Airport; community activists protest for better living conditions for migrants. Reset goes behind the headlines of these stories and more with Alden Loury, WBEZ data projects editor, Heather Cherone, Chicago politics reporter for WTTW and Mick Dumke, editor and reporter for Block Club Chicago.

Mike Stephen discusses the lack of Chicago City Council committee meetings with Block Club Chicago editor and reporter Mick Dumke, learns about connecting local artists to one another through Paint the City from co-founders Barrett Keithly and Missy Perkins, and gets the lowdown on local bluesman Nigel Mack's new album.

It's time catch up on the week's news—in this case with Mick Dumke, editor and writer for Block Club. Ben and Mick talk, Rahm and Ron, Brandon and Lori, Carlos and Scott, and Jayson and Jimmy. And more. If you don't know these people by their first names alone, then you must listen so you will know. You should listen anyway.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

New reporting from Block Club Chicago shows that Chicago City Council's Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights didn't meet for more than a year as the city struggled with its migrant crisis. Reset checks in with Block Club's Mick Dumke.

Alderman David Moore refers to Johnson voters in his ward as children. Ben riffs. Block Club editor Mick Dumke returns to talk all things politics. Including…Moore's comment. Alderman Beale. Council reorganization. Alderman Waguespack. State's Attorney Kim Foxx. And, last but not least, Jimmy Butler!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mike Stephen learns about the history of distilling in the city with David Witter, author of the book Distilled in Chicago, and then discusses the influence of money in local politics with Block Club Chicago investigative editor and reporter Mick Dumke.

Chicago gets a new mayor. The trial of ComEd lobbyists continues. Two firefighters die in the line of duty within two days. Protesters postpone the opening of an Englewood grocery store. Reset breaks down these stories and much more with Wall Street Journal reporter Ben Kesling, Block Club Chicago investigative editor and reporter Mick Dumke and WBEZ data projects editor Alden Loury.

Marc Sims talks with Mick Dumke about the importance of investigative journalism. Mick Dumke is an investigative editor and reporter at Block Club Chicago. https://blockclubchicago.org

Block club investigative reporter Mick Dumke stops by to pick up the conversation on politics that he and Ben have been having since about 2005. Join them for the deep dive into the mayoral and aldermanic elections. Could Chicago actually replace autocracy with democracy? The safe bet is on autocracy when it comes to Chicago. People just love their Bosses. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Assault weapons ban. Red Line extension. A new alderperson. Stricter fines for blocking bike lanes. Crypto controversy. CPD Whistleblower settlement. Reset goes behind the week's headlines with Chicago Sun-Times chief political reporter Tina Sfondeles, ProPublica Illinois reporter and columnist Mick Dumke and City Cast Chicago host Jacoby Cochran.

Mick Dumke is a reporter for ProPublica. His work has focused on politics and government, including investigations of local and federal gun policies, secret police databases and corruption at Chicago City Hall. Mick is on to discuss his reporting on the growing Chicago Housing Authority scandal. Mick's most recent article on the topic at ProPublica is headlined, "Chicago Officials Withhold Key Financial Information as City Hands Public Housing Land Over to Wealthy Ally of the Mayor.

Mike Stephen gets an update on the state of public housing in Chicago from ProPublica's Mick Dumke and then discovers the Secret History of organist Odell Brown.

Due to declining enrollment, Chicago is no longer the country's third-largest school district. Northwestern unveils plans for a new football stadium in Evanston. Reset takes a deep dive into these stories and much more in our Weekly News Recap with Natalie Moore, WBEZ reporter on the Race, Class and Communities desk, Mick Dumke, reporter and columnist ProPublica Illinois, and Heather Cherone, Chicago politics reporter for WTTW News.

A devastating hurricane hits Florida and their governor, DeSantis, asks for compassion. Ben riffs. And Mick Dumke, ProPublica reporter returns to talk politics and music. He takes the deep dive on CHA selling off the land, promised for low-income housing, for things that are neither housing or favorable to the low-income. Like a practice field for a professional soccer team. Apparently, some promises are made to be broken. And then Mick digs into his record bin to pluck out a couple of classics to discuss. Starting with Motown Show Tunes.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A devastating Fourth of July massacre in Highland Park, a prison sentence for former Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson and NASCAR racing through Chicago streets. Reset takes a deep dive into these stories and more in the Weekly News Recap with The Washington Post's Kim Bellware, ProPublica's Mick Dumke and WGN-TV reporter Mike Lowe.

Mick Dumke and Paul Kiel of Propublica write an expose about how Kenneth Griffin, formerly Illinois's richest resident, spent money to save money. Ben riffs. And Miles Kampf-Lassin, editor/writer for In These Times, considers these questions: Are Dems too timid? Should lefties challenge Biden in 2024? And a word or two about why lefties should take the January 6 insurrection seriously. Also, Miles's guide to fighting inflation.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mike Stephen discusses Chicago's affordable housing issues with ProPublica reporter Mick Dumke, talks to local musician Al Rose about his new album, and discovers the mysterious Secret History of R&B singer Barbara Livsey.

When the former ABLA Homes on the Near West Side were torn down in the 2000s, the city promised to build new housing. But 20 years later, most of the planned units haven't been built and most families never returned. Earlier this year, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced a deal to develop the biggest plot of the former public housing complex, but it wasn't for more housing. The land is set to be developed by the Chicago Fire, the city's professional men's soccer team, as a practice facility. ProPublica's Mick Dumke has been investigating how this deal came together with “unusual urgency,” and he tells host Jacoby Cochran how it appears to be yet another broken promise in Chicago's housing history.  A little bit of sad news: Trans icon and activist Gloria Allen, aka Mama Gloria, has died at the age of 76. We spoke with Mama Gloria in December. We are giving away two tickets to Karaoke Storytellers at Schubas on Sunday. To win, text us at (773) 780-0246 with your name, email, and go-to karaoke song. Learn more about the sponsor of this episode: Don't Tell Comedy Follow us on Twitter: @CityCastChicago Sign up for our newsletter: chicago.citycast.fm Call or Text Us: (773) 780-0246 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

*Mick Dumke from ProPublica joins the show to discuss an investigation into land Chicago slated for housing and gave to a soccer team. *The Washington Post's Philip Bump is on to talk about the Proud Boys and their part in the Jan 6 insurrection. *Greg Hinz of Crains Chicago Business is on to talk about Pritzker's campaign for re-election. *CNN's own David Gergen joins the show to talk about his new book, "Hearts Touched with Fire: How Great Leaders are Made." *Plus, Revolution Brewing's John Carruthers has all the details on the return of Freedom Fest.

Undeveloped land that was promised to the Chicago Housing Authority to help ease the city's housing crisis is instead going to the Chicago Fire FC. Reporter for ProPublica, Mick Dumke, talks with John about this clash for land.

Marc Sims talks with ProPublica reporter Mick Dumke about Chicago's last Black-owned bank. https://www.propublica.org/article/whats-gone-wrong-at-chicagos-last-black-owned-bank https://www.propublica.org/article/chicagos-last-black-owned-bank-got-millions-in-government-deposits-then-had-to-give-them-back

ProPublica writer Mick Dumke returns to discuss his latest blockbuster article. It's about the fall of a Black-owned bank. But it's really about the limits of capitalism. One thing leads to another and the topic turns to crime. And Mick confronts the irony of Mayor Daley's former aide--Arne Duncan--talking about Chicago's retaliation culture. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mike Stephen talks to Greg Jacobs, co-director of a documentary called The Road Up, that tells the story of overcoming obstacles to employment, learns about the issues surrounding Chicago's last black-owned bank with ProPublica journalist Mick Dumke, and talks to Kate Fagan about her new Holiday album. Happy new year from Outside the Loop!

The biggest public corruption investigation in Illinois history continues. Madigan says he did nothing wrong, but he is out of politics and his political machine destroyed. We dive into the investigation, the resignations and the end of the Madigan era. Has the game changed, or do Springfield's new power players still follow the Madigan Rule? Featuring exclusive interviews with former governor Jim Edgar, along with state Representative La Shawn Ford, former state Senator Heather Steans, as well as journalists Tony Arnold, Mick Dumke, Ray Long,  and Hanna Meisel all of whom covered Madigan. Former Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady is also a guest in the final episode.Also featured is BGA editor David Kidwell, who co-led reporting for a Chicago Tribune series “The Madigan Rules,” beginning in 2010. The name of the BGA podcast was inspired by the Tribune series title. 

To understand Michael J. Madigan, you have to understand where he came from. In the first episode host Justin Kaufmann explores the 13th Ward and the Chicago Machine with local journalists and politicos. They also discuss the self-styled rules Madigan followed in his climb from Chicago's Southwest Side to the pinnacle of power in Springfield, Illinois.With special guests State Representative Kelly Cassidy (14th) and Former State Representative Ken Dunkin (5th), Alaina Hampton, Mick Dumke, David Kidwell, John Chase, Dave McKinney and Ray Long.

According to a recent Fox 32 report that cited Geraldo Rivera gang members in Chicago outnumber police officers by a ratio of 10-1. You can tell this was a very serious report as it cited one of the most respected journalists in the country with a specialization of looking for long lost vaults. Rivera supposedly was actually citing statistics on gang members in Chicago that he heard from Mayor Lightfoot and Superintendent David Brown. This report is proof of why it is so important for elected leaders and criminal justice officials to make sure the are citing only verifiable statistics. Now, in this specific instance this is exactly what Lightfoot and Brown wanted to occur when they cited this bogus statistic. They wanted the media to run wild and report this statistic without forcing them to cite exactly how the determined the number of gang members in Chicago. This number is most likely generated by the Chicago Police Department and their horrific and broken gang database. ProPublica reporting by Mick Dumke has proven that the CPD has basically no controls over who gets entered in to the database and for what reasons. Some of the gang members listed in the database were well over 100 years old. Simply put the CPD and city officials have absolutely no way to reliably know how many gang members there are in Chicago and neither does the media. But this reality has no stopped the media from continuing to serve as a mega phone on this issue. Also on our show today: FOP Watch Segment: FOP President Public Safety Committee commentsWBEZ on CPD officer burnoutCWB Backlog story Images from today's show Videos from today's show John Catanzara, FOP President, public comments at meeting of Committee on Public Safety. Fox 32 Report

For the last 20 or so years, Mick Dumke--ace investigative reporter--has been telling anyone who would listen that the best year for popular music was 1971. And now with media outlets picking up on his theme--c'mon, Apple, don't act like you thought it up on your own--Ben convinced Mick to go on the record about the best records. It didn't take much convincing, folks. Ben & Mick geek out with their list. Listen to learn which one gives a shout out to The Carpenters.

President Biden sort of leaked that he would be nominating Mayor Rahm to be ambassador to Japan. Ben can't help but riff. Also, more Rahm talk from Mick Dumke--ace Pro Publica reporter and Ben's former partner in crime at the Reader. From there it's a hop and skip and jump to a Ben/Mick gabfest about all the political news of the day.

The murder of a west side black politician in the early 1960s is one that the city just didn't want to solve according to our guest today on the Chicago Justice Show, Mick Dumke from ProPublica Illinois. We discuss his latest piece titled "The Murder Chicago Didn't Want to Solve". According to Dumke Lewis was the first black alderman elected on the west side of Chicago. The 24th ward then and now encompasses large swaths of the North Lawndale community. As blacks starting to move to this west side community the Daley political machine knew they had to at least attempt to show the new residents that the machine had their interests in mind. To do this the machine recruited and promoted a black man to run for alderman. One they knew would not challenge the status quo of political corruption as well as mafia control of vice and gambling in the community. As anything in the 1960s in Chicago there was all kinds of mafia, political, and police intermingling in Lewis' life and murder. Of course the last person we know that saw Lewis alive was a Chicago Police officer. There is even an FBI report about the murder that states the machine was purposefully spreading rumors about Lewis in the local media so the public wouldn't care about the loss of this politician. Dumke's story is a fascinating deep dive in to the intersection of the political machine and the mafia told through the life and murder of a west side black politician that seemed to have a cozy yet complicated relationship with both. Dumke isn't able to identify the person responsible for the murder but instead he goes in to real detail about all the powers that be in the city and the community that had reason to see Lewis gone and his murder go unsolved. Images used in this show

April 4, 2019. Trump's tax returns are back! Lori lightfoot hits the ground running and ProPublica Journalist Mick Dumke talks Tuesday's election. Union Man and Pension Guru Jeff Johnson returns and striking UIC Grad Student Anne Kirkner discusses her strike. Download Thursday's Ben Joravsky Show!

In 1963, 24th ward alderman Ben Lewis was executed--bullet to the back of his head--one late night in his West Side ward office. The case remains unsolved. Propublica reporter Mick Dumke has spent the better part of the last year digging into the crime. His expose sheds light on ties between the Mob & the Machine in Chicago.

Alderman Ben Lewis was an up and comer in Chicago politics.  The first Black Democratic Committeeman — the real office of power — ever on the city’s West Side. More than 50 years after the fact, the murder that ended his career is still unsolved.  Investigative reporter Mick Dumke of ProPublica Illinois says that in itself should tell you something not so good about Windy City law enforcement… and politics.

Mike Stephen learns about the mystery of the 1963 murder of Ald. Ben Lewis with Mick Dumke of ProPublica Illinois, discusses how The Green Lady bar continues to build community with bar owner Melani Hoffman, and talks to artist Josh Moulton about how local art is supporting struggling business in Chicago. And in the OTL Wrap Party, Mike and Producer Collin reflect on the importance of journalism and taverns.

Pro Publica reporter Mick Dumke has been writing about or living among Republicans for years. So he knows a thing or two or three about the widening divisions in the GOP as Marjorie Taylor Greene tries to seize control. Also, a riff or two on Mayor Lightfoot and the aldermen.

Our Host J. Ruffin connects with Mick Dumke a Reporter/Columnist with ProPublica Illinois/Midwest. The discussion centers around Mick's article "How a Chicago Political Hangout Went From Bustling to Boarded Up-Even After the City Promised Help". This is a follow-up to our previous Episode with Tony Briscoe on the East Garfield Park neighborhood in Chicago.ProPublica Illinois Discussed ArticleMick.Dumke@propublica.orghttps://twitter.com/mickeyd1971

Mick Dumke & Ben take the deep dive on Chicago and its mayors. Can't-miss conversation from two political geeks, who probably know too much about Chicago politics.

Mike Stephen discusses the legacy of local disinvestment in East Garfield Park with Mick Dumke of ProPublica Illinois, talks with Ai-jen Poo, co-founder of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, about domestic workers rights, and learns the Secret History of local drummer Dave Tough. And in the OTL Wrap Party segment, Mike and Producer Collin reflect on the show and remember the humble origins of Nate Silver when he was a guest on OTL thirteen years ago. The local pandemic tunez come from The Cheap Soap.

You may know Mark & Mick as a TV personality and journalist. But they're also longtime Springsteen fans. And with Bruce dropping his latest record, they let their inner Brucie geek flag fly as they talk all things Springsteen. Plus, they take the Springsteen trivia contest. Do they pass the Wendy test? Gotta listen to find out.

From soaring COVID-19 cases to another police-related shooting in Waukegan to Tony LaRussa returning to Chicago to manage the White Sox, Reset’s Justin Kaufmann sits around the virtual table this week with Pro Publica’s Mick Dumke and A.D. Quig of Crains to talk about the biggest local and state stories for WBEZ’s Weekly News Roundup.For more Reset interviews, please subscribe CMBS/8 c to this podcast and leave us a rating. That helps other listeners find us.For more about the program, you can head over to the WBEZ website or follow us on Twitter at @WBEZreset.

Mayor Lightfoot has been holding private meetings and phone calls with special select legislators and claims any audio recorded in those calls should not be released because they are not “public business.” ProPublica Illinois columnist and reporter Mick Dumke discusses the legitimacy and problems of the mayor's practices with John Howell.

The coverage of justice issues in Chicago overall has and continues to be a huge problem for the Chicago media. The hyper-concentration on gun violence and the daily tally of shootings has taken center stage across the various mediums for which Chicagoans can consume news. The legacy outlets also have to compete with agenda driven political operations that camouflaging themselves as media operations pushing constant theme of violence being out of control to stir fear and stoke racial tensions with little concern for justice. This combination has a very real impact on the ability of policymakers and criminal justice officials to bring about reforms to the justice system that may in fact has some substantive impact on the violence over the long-term. A prime example of this phenomena is the media's coverage of bail reform in Cook County and of Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx. The media and political operations continue their daily hunt for any sign that anyone that has been released through the bail reform program has re-offended while awaiting a conclusion of their case. These rare events are then blown up in the coverage as demonstrations of the program's overall failure despite the fact that the re-offending rates are remarkably low overall. On today's show we discuss the media's coverage of justice issues with Mick Dumke, a reporter and columnist for ProPublica Illinois. Here is the special prosecutor's report detailing his findings related to the investigation of the Jussie Smollett case. Winston_and_Strawn_8.17.2020_Information_Release_re_Special_Prosecution Also, just a quick note for context. We are mere weeks away from suing the Cook County State's Attorney's Office for violations of the Illinois Freedom of Information Act. Find out more insider details about our work through our Patreon Campaign.  Below is a video of our discussion posted on our YouTube Channel. You can find clips from this discussion, our Facebook Live show, and all of our discussions about justice issues on our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scIkP1F_pyA&feature=youtu.be Chicago Justice Podcast

Mick Dumke--award winning Chicago journalist--says that's it! I've had enough! I can't take it anymore! Can't take the racism, violence, greed & hypocrisy. I'm quitting football--forever!

Is raising the bridges downtown the right solution to prevent looting? Mick Dumke of ProPublica Illinois joined Big John to talk about the article he wrote on that.

Pro Publica investigative reporter Mick Dumke returns to talk about whether "law-and-order" crackdowns have been effective in stopping crime in Chicago.

Mike Stephen discusses the history of federal agents coming into Chicago with ProPublica Illinois' Mick Dumke, talks to Ebonée Green of the Obama CBA about organizing to prevent housing displacement, and explores the difficulties of recycling children’s items with Kelli Smith of the Chicago Tribune.  And in the OTL Wrap Party segment, Mike and Producer Collin offer some takeaways from the big show. The local pandemic jamz this week come from Boogie Board.

On this episode, I talk about 9/11 and how the Department of Homeland Security was created to protect the American people. Then, I discuss an oped written in The Washington Post, by former U.S Senator Barbra Boxer and how she regrets voting for the Department of Homeland Security, because of the authoritarian actions in Portland, Oregon. She says she never imagined that a President like Donald Trump could use DHS in such an egregious way. After my opening segment, I speak with Mick Dumke, a ProPublica Investigative Reporter, who wrote an excellent piece on the situation in Chicago and these federal agents have been sent in to combat gun violence. Here's Mr. Dumke's piece- https://www.propublica.org/article/bill-barr-has-done-this-before TJPS New Website- https://thejeremiahpattersonshow.godaddysites.com/ DISGRACE- https://anchor.fm/disgrace U.S President- https://anchor.fm/uspresidents --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thejeremiahpattersonshow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thejeremiahpattersonshow/support

Marc Sims talks with Mick Dumke a reporter for ProPublica Illinois. ProPublica is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism with moral force. Sep 14, 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlNrFyatDcg&t=30s

In the first of a three-part series about the Freedom of Information Act, Carol Marin talks with some of the top investigative reporters in Chicago about filing FOIA requests. Hear from Mick Dumke of ProPublica Illinois, Ann Pistone of ABC 7, Dan Mihalopoulos of WBEZ and Jamie Kalven of the Invisible Institute.

Two journalistic heavyweights, Carol Marin and Mick Dumke, take you inside the biggest stories in Chicago and Illinois this week on our Friday News Roundup.

Mick Dumke, Pro Publica investigative reporter, and Ben take the deep dive on Bob Dylan's recently released epic poem/song, Murder Most Foul. Is Dylan saying that LBJ was in on the conspiracy to kill JFK?

Coronavirus, city towing, and CPS dumping Columbus Day. Those are just some of the local stories we cover with journalists Mick Dumke, Heather Cherone, and Kristen Schorsch on our Friday News Roundup

A final four for Chicago’s top cop job, the one-year anniversary of the mass shooting in Aurora, and Jussie Smollett is indicted… again. Those stories and more as ProPublica’s Mick Dumke, WTTW’s Paris Schutz, and WBEZ’s own Patrick Smith join us for this week’s Friday News Roundup.

It's Ben Joravsky's former partner in crime. It's ProPublica investigative reporter Mick Dumke reunites with Ben Joravsky to talk the top stories of the year and recreational marijuana. Download this Benny J BONUS interview!

Yes. Pritzker signed another bill. A legal marijuana update. Grading Lori Lightfoot's first 100 days and MORE from the Chicago Reader and their "Love Letter to Chicago Journalism" Streaming Telethon.

Ben's First Tuesday Co-Host and ProPublica investigative Reporter Mick Dumke talks marijuana legalization. First Tuesday is every first Tuesday of the month LIVE at the Hideout 6:30pm 1354 W. Wabansia

They are two of Ben's favorite people to talk politics with. Former host of The Chicago Newsroom Ken Davis and ProPublica Investigative Journalist Mick Dumke. Lightfoot, Pritzker, Rahm, Trump and more with Ken, Mick and Ben Joravsky.

Chicago Tribune reporter Lolly Bowean, ProPublica Illinois reporter and columnist Mick Dumke and Hannah Meisel from The Daily Line dive into the biggest local news stories of the week. They'll give their takes on Mayor Lightfoot vs. the Chicago Police Dept., Gov. Pritzker vs. anti-abortion forces, supporters of open parks in Chicago vs. the Obama Center, and much more. 

Nixon, Trump, Rahm, Lightfoot and this Tuesday's "First Tuesday" Show at The Hideout with ProPublica Investigative Journalist Mick Dumke. Download this Benny J BONUS interview!

He's Ben Joravsky's Journalistic sidekick and Co-Host of First Tuesdays at The Hideout! It's ProPublica Investigative Reporter Mick Dumke. Listen as Ben and Mick discuss 5 major issues happening in Chicago and Ben asks Mick one of the toughest questions in Chicago political history...which Mayor was worse Rahm or Richard M. Daley?? Download this Benny J BONUS interview!

Brought to you by the new One Central development deal! William Barr Testimony Day 2 (without William Barr) ANOTHER new 2020 POTUS candidate, Pritzker's graduated tax plan makes it through phase one, In These Times Writer Miles Kampf-Lassin and ProPublica Investigative Journalist Mick Dumke talk Lightfoot and Ben asks the Biden question, pension talk and more with Union Man Jeff Johnson and we remember Mayor Rahm with the Chicago Newsroom's Ken Davis. Download Thursday's Ben Joravsky Show!

The redacted Mueller report has been released! Smollet-Gate continues and Toni talks after her election loss. Investigative Journalist Mick Dumke takes the deep dive with Ben, Union Man Ed Maher talks healthcare in America and striking Chicago Symphony Orchestra member Steve Lester returns. Download Thursday's Ben Joravsky Show!

It’s Friday, and that means it’s time for Morning Shift's Friday News Roundup, where we break down some of the biggest local stories of the week.In this week’s roundup, we’ll pick apart the City Council’s decision to sign off on billions in public subsidies for two mega developments in Chicago.Also on the agenda today: Chicago’s inspector general slamming the police department over its gang database. And we'll also discuss the police board deciding whether to fire four officers in connection with the Laquan McDonald shooting.What else happened this week? You'll have to press "PLAY" to hear. Our panel includes Daily Line managing editor and City Hall reporter Heather Cherone, Sun-Times columnist Mary Mitchell and ProPublica Illinois reporter and columnist Mick Dumke.

It's all things the Chicago Mayors race with Sun Times Writer Lorraine Forte and Propublica Investigative Journalist Mick Dumke

From the shooting of a 1-year-old to the wide-open mayoral race, WVON commentator Kimberly Egonmwan, ProPublica Illinois reporter and columnist Mick Dumke, and WTTW political correspondent Paris Schutz lay out everything you need to know about the biggest news stories in and around Chicago this week.

The new yearis just days away, so Morning Shift is taking the hour to look back atthe biggest news stories of 2018 in Chicago and Illinois politics. And therewere a bunch: Rahm’s bombshell earlier this summer where he dropped out of thevery, very crowded mayoral race, the Jason Van Dyke trial and verdict,the blue wave Illinois saw on Election Day, the most expensive gubernatorialrace in history puts JB Pritzker in the governor’s mansion, and longtimealderman Ed Burke’s offices being raided by the feds—twice.There are tonsof stories to break down, and to help us take a look at what mattered thisyear, what it means for 2019 and to give their own predictions are four Chicagojournalists: WBEZ’s Carrie Shepherd, WTTW politics reporter Amanda Vinicky,ProPublica Illinois investigative reporter Mick Dumke, and the Daily Line’sHeather Cherone.

Tariq is joined in studio by Propublica journalist Mick Dumke.The two talk about the surprise announcement (to some) that Mayor Rahm Emanuel would not be seeking a third time in office. Mick recently fired off a Twitter-storm giving a timeline of noteworthy events (School Closings, Laquan McDonald, etc) during the tenure of Mayor Rahm Emanuel, which is where the conversation starts. Guest- Mick Dumke Host-Tariq I. El-Amin Producers- Ibrahim Baig & Tariq I. El-Amin Engineer-Ibrahim Baig Executive Producer- Abdul Malik Mujahid Music Manuele Atzeni - NeVe - http://bit.ly/2ujOH9y Ant the Symbol - Libby Hill - http://bit.ly/2usX7Qz Image Tariq I. El-Amin

Mick Dumke is an investigative journalist with ProPublica Chicago. He joins us in-studio to talk about Chicago's gang database, which includes huge swaths of people who may not even realize it. We also learn about instances of the City infiltrating groups of protesters. There are, in fact, many different databases in Chicago, and probably in other mega-cities as well. Is all the surveillance worth it, or has it gone too far? Guest: Mick Dumke Host: Tariq I. El-Amin Producer/Engineer: Ibrahim Baig Executive Producer: Abdul Malik Mujahid Music: Manuele Atzeni - NeVe - http://bit.ly/2ujOH9y Ant the Symbol - Libby Hill - http://bit.ly/2usX7Qz Image: by Ron Reiring - https://flic.kr/p/fd6fVa

Ken Davis is joined by the Metropolitan Planning Council’s Alden Loury and Sun-Times reporter Mick Dumke. They discuss a recent Dumke story about the spike in Chicago Police arrests of parolees for “unlawful contact” with people the police identify as gang members. They also discuss an MPC report that quantifies the cost of segregation in Chicago, expressed in lost wages, missed education opportunities and disparate law enforcement procedures. In addition, they analyze MPC data pointing to severe job losses that occur a few years after significant white population loss in individual suburbs, and consider a suggestion that some tax-strangled south suburbs might want to consider allowing the City of Chicago to annex them. This program was produced by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).