Archive for February 2026
No Prevention and No Safety: Dirty Rain, Drug Tents, and a City Running on Scanner Traffic
Chicago SubX.News® Street Report | Feb 18, 2026 The afternoon started with something small but strange. After the overnight rain, windshields across the South Side were coated in grime, raising…
Read MoreTears Will Get You Sympathy; Sweat Will Get You Change
Remembering Reverend Jesse Jackson: A Personal Reflection Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result.Tears will get you sympathy; sweat will get you change. — Rev.…
Read MoreWarm, Dangerous and Empty a Night of Calls Across Chicago Presidents Day Feb 16 2026
SubX.News® Street Report Hot air moved through Chicago on Presidents Day, the kind of February warmth that brings people out but doesn’t change what the city is underneath, and the…
Read More🙏 Rev. Jesse Jackson dies at 84
February 17, 2026 5:34 AM ETBy Jaclyn Diaz, Cheryl Corley www.npr.org The Rev. Jesse Jackson, an American civil rights leader, minister, and politician, who was a protégé of Martin Luther…
Read MoreChicago Police Mislabel Shooting Location by Dozens of Blocks … Not the First Time The Police Lied
SubX.News® Corruption Report A Media Major Incident Notification issued February 15, 2026, lists a person shot in the 1700 block of North Paulina (24th District) at approximately 4:00 p.m. The…
Read MoreIf Machines Don’t Follow Directions, How Do We Measure Trust?
While reviewing the public record around Alex Jones — including court rulings that found his Sandy Hook claims false and defamatory and judgments exceeding $1B — I ran a simple…
Read MoreThere Is No Plan. Johnson Has Been Lying All Along: Four Homicides, Multiple Car Thefts, Gangs and a 300‑Person High School Brawl
SubX.News® Street Report Chicago bled before sunrise on February 11, 2026. Carjacking turned deadly in Boystown with second body found near hijacked vehicle on miles away on the South Side.…
Read MoreEmpty Downtown, Drug Tents After Dark, and Another Truck Under the Same Bridge
Chicago SubX.News® Street Report Tuesday downtown rush hour was missing, like it never showed up at all. Just after 4:20 in the afternoon, Michigan Avenue should have been filling with…
Read MoreMurder Before Work, Stabbing After Work, and City Hall Writing Tickets in Between
Chicago SubX.News® Street Report Monday never really got started before the West Side was already taped off. Just after 8:30 in the morning, scanner traffic sent squads from the 15th…
Read MoreRobbery … Blowing up Armored Truck on Italian Expressway
Lecce-Brindisi Expressway (February 9, 2026) – An armored cash van belonging to the Battistolli Group was targeted in a brutal attack on the 613 expressway near Tuturano.Attackers blocked the road…
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