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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
David Struett

Pulse of the Heartland: Dolton voters lament missing pols, growing crime, empty storefronts: ‘It’s like a ghost town’

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Dolton. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

Many residents of Dolton share a similar story.

Decades ago, thousands of Black Chicagoans moved to the village south of Chicago for a quiet suburban life.

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