"'Hot' Trash Taken - for Cold Cash" - Mirage - Chicago Sun-Times

Byline: Pamela Zekman, Zay N. Smith; 1978-01-22; Chicago Sun Times; pages 1, 6

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

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"Charlie Williams was part of a city garbage crew that made two illegal pickups at the Mirage last October. He said he was fired several weeks later because he refused to break the law any longer. "I told 'em I wasn't going to make no more stops like this," he said. "And now I'm out of a job." ...

Description:Part XIII in the Chicago Sun-Times Mirage Tavern sting, exposing fraud and corruption among city inspectors.

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Chicago Sun-Times article titled, "'Hot' Trash Taken - for Cold Cash." Written by Pamela Zekman and Zay N. Smith as part of the Mirage Tavern sting series.