Mick Dumke
Mick Dumke was a reporter for ProPublica. His work focused on politics and government, including investigations of local and federal gun policies, secret police databases and corruption at Chicago City Hall.
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Mick Dumke was a reporter for ProPublica. His work focused on politics and government, including investigations of local and federal gun policies, secret police databases and corruption at Chicago City Hall. Mick came to ProPublica after two years on the Watchdogs team at the Chicago Sun-Times, where he reported on civil liberties, the war on drugs and the dismantling of public housing. Before that, he spent almost a decade as a politics writer and editor for the Chicago Reader. He has also worked as a reporter and editor at the Chicago Reporter, taught social studies at an alternative high school, and studied religion at Northwestern University and McCormick Theological Seminary.
The Laquan McDonald Shooting Keeps Exposing Critical Flaws in Illinois’ Freedom of Information Act
After Chicago officials denied records requests from the police shooting, the attorney general’s office did little to push the city to make documents public.
The Election Is Over. And Now the Next Elections Begin.
After Tuesday’s bluebath, Democrats dominate. But what comes next?
In Illinois Governor’s Race, Rauner and Pritzker See a Clear Need to Promise Transparency
The Freedom of Information Act backlog starts with offices around the state, including the governor’s.
Citizens Count on the Illinois Freedom of Information Act but Keep Getting Shut Out
The office of the public access counselor was supposed to enforce open government laws. Nearly a decade later, it’s backlogged and frequently ignored.
Note to the Next Mayor: Chicago Is a City of the World, But We Want the Neighborhoods Fixed, Too
In the community where Officer Jason Van Dyke shot Laquan McDonald four years ago, residents worry about policing, crime and inequality.
Protests and Blaming the Media. Sound Familiar? That Was During the ’68 Democratic National Convention.
Archived letters to former Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley bring up familiar concerns about unrest, policing, political divisions and “propaganda.”
Illinois House Candidate Will Walk for Votes — And Has To
Challenger Amanda Biela takes on the “Madigan machine,” and copes with a divided Republican Party.
Like Chicago Police, Cook County and Illinois Officials Track Thousands of People in Gang Databases
Gang files at other agencies include missing information and dead people.
The Administration of Mayor Rahm Emanuel Keeps Monitoring Protesters
Chicago police and City Hall tracked anti-Trump demonstrators — and now state legislators want to let them use drones.
Amid Affordable Housing Dispute, Conservatives Seek a Home in Chicago
Groups tied to Illinois Policy Institute and talk show host Dan Proft back GOP candidates on city’s Northwest Side.