Posts by John Kugler
When Two-Year-Olds Are Caught in Gunfire, That’s Not Normal
No End in Sight for Continuous Violence in Chicago’s Black CommunitiesSubX.News® | Street Report | October 15, 2025 (Chicago) A two-year-old child and a 30-year-old woman were shot Wednesday night…
Read MoreMayor Brandon Johnson Refuses to Fire Corrupt Lawbreaking Advisor Jason Lee After Inspector General Orders Termination
SubX.News® Corruption Report Chicago’s own Inspector General says Mayor Brandon Johnson ignored a direct order to fire his senior adviser, Jason Lee, after Lee refused to cooperate with an official…
Read MoreGestapo in the Loop: ICE Clashes, CTA Fatality, and CPD’s Elite Escort
SubX.News®Street Report | Oct 14, 2025 (Chicago) — Gray clouds hung low over the skyline, trapping the noise of sirens, trains, and arguments in the air. The temperature sat in…
Read MoreChicago’s the City That Won’t Quit: Columbus Day Celebration, Shutdown, and Hopeful Horizons Amid Urban Pulse
SubX.News® | Street Report | Oct 13, 2025 (Chicago) — As the partial government shutdown dragged into its thirteenth day, the streets of Chicago carried a strange mix of noise…
Read More4 Teenagers Shot Over Weekend and Most Shootings on South Side of Chicago — 3 Homicides as of 3:00 a.m.
SubX.News® | Chicago Crime Report | October 13, 2025 (3am) Preliminary weekend data from Chicago Police Department reports show at least 14 people shot and three killed between Friday afternoon…
Read MoreThen and Now: The Art of Mockery and Fear
The “Great Republican Reform Party” was not an official political party in 1856, but rather a satirical term used in political cartoons to mock the new Republican Party and its presidential candidate, John C. Frémont. The name was meant to highlight and deride the broad, eclectic, and progressive coalition of groups that supported the Republicans in the 1856 election.
Read MoreChicago Burns: Where Wild Rules the Night and Walking Away is Here to Stay
(Chicago) SubX.News® | Street Report Oct 10–11, 2025 A City in Gridlock and Uncertainty Late Friday afternoon, Chicago’s arteries locked up under drizzle and construction. I-355 backed up from Army…
Read MoreMachine Guns, Migrant Terror, and Urban Warfare
Chicago SubX.News® Street Report Oct 3, 2025 Under 89-degree heat and gridlocked expressways, the city cracked open into scenes of violence across every corner. From a Little Caesars parking lot…
Read MoreThe Migrant Trap House Triangle: How Chicago Media Lied About South Shore, Phillips, and King Drive
(Chicago) SubX.News® Investigative Report South Shore: The Latest Lie When ICE agents stormed 7500 S. South Shore Drive on October 1, Block Club Chicago rushed to frame the scene as…
Read MoreAstroturf Accounts: How Social Media Pages Manipulate Communities
Intentions: Who Are They? Part I — Chicago’s X Astroturf Accounts SubXNews Oct 3, 2025 by @drkugler From our earliest Substance News days we’ve been calling this out: accounts that…
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