Posts by John Kugler
$66 million food stamp fraud … 6 people including a USDA employee BUSTED in a $66 MILLION food stamp fraud scheme!
Arlasa Davis, a USDA employee responsible for identifying SNAP fraud allegedly SOLD hundreds of EBT numbers enabling over $36 million in fraudulent SNAP redemptions at unauthorized stores Michael Kehoe reportedly…
Read MoreCook County’s Death Certificate Cover-Up: A Bureaucratic Firewall Against Public Transparency
Cook County officials are hiding the simplest of truths: how many death certificates they issued last year. What began as a routine Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) inquiry has turned…
Read MoreManufactured Myths: Memorial Day Crime, Media Cheerleading, and the Politics of Numbers in Chicago
Gunfire scarred Chicago’s neighborhoods during Memorial Day weekend 2025, a grim ritual matched by the media’s haste to spin the bloodshed. As of 2:48 PM CDT, Tuesday, May 27, 2025,…
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Remembering Freedom: Memorial Day Ride Through McKinley Park
Reflections on Freedom: Memorial Day Ride Through McKinley Park by @drkugler May 26, 2025 It was a little cool this morning—not quite brisk, but enough for a hoodie over shorts.…
Read MoreUtterly Disrespectful to Black People: Chicago Protest for George Floyd’s Anniversary Turns into Pro-Palestinian Demonstration
Chicago, IL – May 25, 2025 – What began as a commemoration of the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s death has evolved into a broader protest with pro-Palestinian sentiments, causing…
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Homicide shot six times DOA 71st and Damen inside the CitySmoke Shop on May 23, 2025 at appx 424pm
Preliminary: A 42-year-old male victim, while inside a business establishment, was involved in a verbal altercation with two offenders.The altercation turned physical when a 38-year-old male offender produced a firearm…
Read MoreFrom Streeterville to the CIA: A Nation Rocked by Violence
May 22, 2025, began like any other Thursday in America’s third-largest city. But by sundown, Chicago and the nation were reeling from a cascade of violence, chaos, and loss. From…
Read MoreThe Real Chicago Recovery — Block Club’s Tourism Cheerleading Misses the Bigger Picture
Block Club Chicago’s recent headline “Tourism In Chicago Bounced Back In 2024 With 55 Million Visitors, $20 Billion In Spending” paints a triumphant picture of Chicago’s economic recovery. But behind…
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