Michelle T. Boone
The Poetry Foundation president, 62, on skeptics, Rahm Emanuel, and an old TV show
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The Indeterminate Sentence of Johnnie Veal
Who deserves to be paroled and who doesn’t? Deciding that is an imprecise process, one that grapples with our fundamental approach to incarceration, as this excerpt from the new book Correction shows.
Listen Early: Crooked City Episode 7
In this week’s episode, Rita receives her sentencing, and the city goes after its auditing firm.
The Last Fight of Wilfred Benítez
Once the pride of Puerto Rico, the ailing boxing great is now fully dependent on the sister who watches over him in their Humboldt Park apartment.
Listen Early: Crooked City Episode 6
Rita’s belongings hit the auction block — including her beloved champion horse.
Maybe the Midwest Is a State of Mind
A new poll shows that plenty of people in states that are rarely identified as the Midwest consider themselves Midwesterners.
Listen Early: Crooked City Episode 5
“It doesn’t appear that Rita Crundwell had a conscience at all.”
Listen Early: Crooked City Episode 4
In this episode, we learn how a fellow Dixon city worker notices Rita Crundwell’s secret bank account, alerts the mayor — and soon the FBI comes a-knocking.
