Chicago Indymedia : http://chicago.indymedia.org/archive
Chicago Indymedia

News :: Crime & Police

Mikva Report on County Fire: Investigation or Coverup?

Nine months after a highrise fire killed six people in the Cook County Administration Building, the "Mikva Panel" -- commissioned by Cook County to examine the conditions that led to the deaths -- finally released its report last week. That report comes in the wake of months of wrangling between Cook County, the building's politically connected management firm, the fire department and the police department about responsibility for the workers' deaths...and what steps should be taken to prevent another tragedy.

Chicago Indymedia stringer "Drunk Bastard" has been tirelessly covering this evolving story, and reports on this latest effort to 'investigate' the fire, point fingers -- and dodge responsibility. Read more.

Read previous reports in this series:
COOK COUNTY COVER-UP: THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REPORT
COOK COUNTY'S SEA OF CORRUPTION

 

More...

Donate

Views

Account Login

Media Centers

 

This site made manifest by dadaIMC software