Program Overview
Ken Davis is joined by Robin Amer, creator and host of USA Today’s new podcast series The City. She discusses the histories of two massive construction debris dumps that were created in Chicago during the 1990s, one in West Lawndale and another near Addison and Western. Both spurred strenuous community outrage, but both were resolved differently. Amer also tells the nuanced story of Bill Henry, the Alderman of the west-side 24th Ward, who was accused of taking as much as $5,000 a month in bribes to allow the dumping, and the protracted legal battle to evict the dumper, John Christopher, through years of court battles. This program was produced by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).