"We Pay $70 'Extra' for Sign" - Mirage - Chicago Sun-Times

Byline: Pamela Zekman, Zay N. Smith; 1978-01-17; Chicago Sun Times; pages 1, 33-35

Report: "The Mirage" - Pamela Zekman, Zay N. Smith - Chicago Sun Times

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"The Mirage found it couldn't even put up a sign in Chicago without putting in the fix. "'You'll have to wait three months for your sign -- unless you pay off the city inspectors," warned Larry Bryant of Barry Signs."

Description:Part IX of the Chicago Sun-Times Mirage Tavern sting, exposing corruption and fraud.

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Chicago Sun-Times article titled, "We Pay $70 'Extra' for Sign." Written by Pamela Zekman and Zay N. Smith as part of the Mirage Tavern sting series.