Chicago Crime

Chicago Murders Jump 25% in One Week, Sexual Assaults Rise 4%, Vehicle Theft Up 6% as Smash-and-Grab Burglaries Spread Across City Starting the Fall Holiday Season … CPD Crime Report Week 42

October 20, 2026
Chicago Crime

Numbers Don’t Match … Again … Two Mass Shootings, Five Murders and Seniors Beaten and Stabbed to Death in Chicago Weekend Violence October 16–18, 2026 … Oh, and Church Volunteers Were Shot Too

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Mike Ditka passed away on October 9, 2026

Chicago Crime

Downtown Chicago Was Open Tuesday Night. Almost Nobody Came Except The Drug Addicts

Chicago Crime

Strange Statistics … Fatal Shootings Up 6.9% … Aggravated Batteries and Multi-Victim Shootings Also Rise in Chicago … Official Percentage Shows Improvement While Homicides Increase

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Will I Live?

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Chicago From the Street Looks Different … Crime statistics, political power, independent journalism and why rebuilding Chicago starts on the block

Chicago Crime

Magic … Chicago Crime Numbers Vanish Overnight … City Dashboard Drops Hundreds of Shooting Victims Before They Reappear

Chicago Crime

52% Increase … Fewer Shootings More Victims … Chicago Weekend Gun Violence Surges as CPD Reports 41 Shooting Victims and 3 Murders

Chicago Crime

15 Shot, One Fatally, After Gunfire Erupts During Late-Night Gathering in Washington Park 53rd Cottage Grove Southside Chicago

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Windfall and the Windbags: Teachers Union Proves It Cares More About Greed Than Kids’ Safety

Chicago Crime

Oh Oh … What the Chicago Crime Regression Shows

Chicago Murders Jump 25% in One Week, Sexual Assaults Rise 4%, Vehicle Theft Up 6% as Smash-and-Grab Burglaries Spread Across City Starting the Fall Holiday Season … CPD Crime Report Week 42

October 20, 2026

SubX.News® Crime Report | October 20, 2026 CHICAGO — Murders increased 25% during the latest reporting week, criminal sexual assault complaints rose 4% over the last 28 days and motor vehicle theft remains 6% higher year to date, according to…

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Numbers Don’t Match … Again … Two Mass Shootings, Five Murders and Seniors Beaten and Stabbed to Death in Chicago Weekend Violence October 16–18, 2026 … Oh, and Church Volunteers Were Shot Too

October 19, 2026

Chicago police report 13 shooting incidents, 20 shooting victims and five murders. SubX.News® identifies 22 victims through Sunday, while HeyJackass reports 23. All three sources agree on five deaths, but the wounded totals differ. SubX.News® Crime Report October 19, 2026…

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Mike Ditka passed away on October 9, 2026

October 9, 2026

Chicago Bears head coach and Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end Mike Ditka passed away on October 9, 2026, at the age of 86. His family announced his peaceful passing.

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Downtown Chicago Was Open Tuesday Night. Almost Nobody Came Except The Drug Addicts

October 7, 2026

SubX.News® Street Report Oct 7, 2026 Tommy was back on Lake Street Tuesday night. Wheelchair, yellow neck brace, striped shirt, bags piled around him near Garvey Court. He sleeps downtown. He is addicted. He has lost both legs. We have…

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Strange Statistics … Fatal Shootings Up 6.9% … Aggravated Batteries and Multi-Victim Shootings Also Rise in Chicago … Official Percentage Shows Improvement While Homicides Increase

September 24, 2026

Chicago’s 2026 homicide count increased from 313 to 314 between the Sept. 19 and Sept. 21 dashboard snapshots, yet the displayed year-over-year decline grew from 0.3% to 1.9% because the 2025 comparison count jumped from 314 to 320. Fatal shootings…

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Will I Live?

September 20, 2026

Sunday Introspective by Emi Yamamoto SubX.News® Yesterday John asked me a question I’ve been turning over all night. Am I healthier now than before I knew I had cancer? I said: worse now. It took me a while to say…

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Chicago From the Street Looks Different … Crime statistics, political power, independent journalism and why rebuilding Chicago starts on the block

September 18, 2026

Collaboration with @NoLionNoBull Chicago can show declining crime numbers and still have a serious violence problem. Both things can exist at the same time, and understanding that requires looking deeper than whatever percentage happens to make the headline. Crime statistics…

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Magic … Chicago Crime Numbers Vanish Overnight … City Dashboard Drops Hundreds of Shooting Victims Before They Reappear

September 2, 2026

SubX.News ® Crime Data Report Sept 2 2026 Chicago’s Violence Reduction Dashboard displayed extraordinary changes during the final weekend of August. On Aug. 29, the dashboard showed 1,255 shooting victimizations year to date. On Aug. 30, the displayed total fell…

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52% Increase … Fewer Shootings More Victims … Chicago Weekend Gun Violence Surges as CPD Reports 41 Shooting Victims and 3 Murders

August 31, 2026

… shooting incidents actually fell, while the number of people shot increased … SubX.News® Crime Report Aug 31 2026 CHICAGO — Police recorded 41 shooting victims and three murders during the final weekend of August, according to preliminary statistics released…

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15 Shot, One Fatally, After Gunfire Erupts During Late-Night Gathering in Washington Park 53rd Cottage Grove Southside Chicago

August 30, 2026

SubX.News® Crime Report One person was killed and 13 others were wounded when a gunman—or gunmen—opened fire on a crowd in Washington Park on Saturday night, Chicago police said. Officers were already on scene working to disperse a large gathering…

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