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

August 29, 2026

SubX.News®Corruption Report Aug 29, 2026 When Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a historic legal settlement with Meta, he did not announce a school funding bill. He announced a child safety case. Raoul called the deal “a monumental victory for…

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Oh Oh … What the Chicago Crime Regression Shows

August 28, 2026

Strongest statistical warning: aggravated battery Deadliest warning: combined movement in homicides, fatal shootings and multi-victim gunfire SubX.News® Crime Report Aug 28 2026 Year-Over-Year Violence Gap Trends Chicago Violence Reduction Dashboard | Aug 11–26, 2026 These figures do not just ask…

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