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The Saga of Punkin’ Donuts
"When Punkin' Donuts was at its peak in the mid- to late 1980s, Lakeview had a rough reputation. "It was still kind of hairy," says Dwayne Thomas, a Cabrini-Green native. "People were like, 'Ooh, that area is kind of crazy.' It was, like, gangbangers, drug dealers, hookers, transgender people. It was a huge melting pot." … Continue reading The Saga of Punkin’ Donuts
Chicago War Show
Today, 11/22/2019, is the 32nd Anniversary of The Max Headroom Hack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWdgAMYjYSs "The Max Headroom hack remains the gold standard: its content was bizarre, its motives were mysterious, and its perpetrator was never caught."-Katie Serena, "The Story Of The Max Headroom Incident, America’s Creepiest Unsolved TV Hack." allthatsinteresting.com. October 18, 2017
Same Lake, Unequal Rates
"Lake Michigan water rates have been surging throughout the Chicago region in recent years, squeezing low-income residents and leaving them with little, if any, recourse, a Tribune analysis shows... ...And the financial pain falls disproportionately on majority-African-American communities, where residents’ median water bill is 20 percent higher for the same amount of water than residents … Continue reading Same Lake, Unequal Rates
The Story Behind the Chicago Newspaper that Bought a Bar – Topic
"By 1976, reporter Pam Zekman was well-acquainted with the everyday corruption that permeated Chicago. After all, the city was so well-known for shady dealings it birthed its own shorthand: 'Chicago-style politics' was used with frequency to describe boss-style rule and graft in government. Zekman was part of a four-person Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative team at the … Continue reading The Story Behind the Chicago Newspaper that Bought a Bar – Topic
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