The patchwork system of well-being checks in some of Chicago’s public and subsidized housing was not enough to prevent deaths in heartbreaking circumstances.
Author Archives: Mick Dumke, ProPublica Illinois
Mick Dumke is a reporter and columnist for ProPublica Illinois. Mick came to ProPublica after two years on the Watchdogs team at the Chicago Sun-Times. 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 magazine.