The article mentions that many of the people that "went missing" headed out to the suburbs. If you're curious about that, read up on Markham, Illinois, one of the towns that's picked up a lot of the public housing people.
In journalism school I was assigned to cover happenings at the Markham Courthouse, which often led me out to Markham proper.
As a middle class white guy raised in a white suburban small town, the 3 months I spent there were an eye-opening experience. Most people I talked to had a shooting story or knew someone who had one. There was also little confidence in local government as many believed that Markham was run by former criminals who'd managed to win office.
At the time, there were two reporters at a newspaper called the Southtown Daily Star who covered the numerous claims of police wrongdoing and general violence in Markham. The Star's parent company, the Chicago Sun-Times, hit the skids soon after and killed the Southtown. I don't know if anyone's reporting on Markham these days.
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The article mentions that many of the people that "went missing" headed out to the suburbs. If you're curious about that, read up on Markham, Illinois, one of the towns that's picked up a lot of the public housing people.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markham,_Illinois
In journalism school I was assigned to cover happenings at the Markham Courthouse, which often led me out to Markham proper.
As a middle class white guy raised in a white suburban small town, the 3 months I spent there were an eye-opening experience. Most people I talked to had a shooting story or knew someone who had one. There was also little confidence in local government as many believed that Markham was run by former criminals who'd managed to win office.
At the time, there were two reporters at a newspaper called the Southtown Daily Star who covered the numerous claims of police wrongdoing and general violence in Markham. The Star's parent company, the Chicago Sun-Times, hit the skids soon after and killed the Southtown. I don't know if anyone's reporting on Markham these days.