Posts by John Kugler
They Don’t Care: Violence, Failed Priorities and Broken Policies
SubX.News® Street Report – April 15, 2026 Student gunned down at bus stop after school. Eric “EK” Billups (16) a Hyde Park Academy student was executed at a bus stop…
Read MoreEric Billups Student murdered at Hyde Park Academy bus stop 63rd and Stony Island during dismissal Southside Chicago
Eric “EK” Billups (16) a Hyde Park Academy student was executed at a bus stop on 63rd & Stony on April 15, 2026, just minutes after school let out. He…
Read MoreChicago in the Red: Empty Corners, Urban Terror, and a City on Edge
SubX.News® Street Report – April 14, 2026 It’s hot, sticky, and wrong in Chicago. 82 degrees in mid-April. Tornado watches over the suburbs. The scanner is rolling nonstop. I’m driving…
Read MoreHookers, Dollar Tree, and Golf: Rules for Thee, Not for Me
SubX.News® Street Report – April 10, 2026 Chicago insists nobody is above the law. Ride the streets with a scanner and open eyes long enough, and you see the truth:…
Read MoreHow Much More Can Our City Take? Shooting at Kids and Selling Drugs in Downtown
SubX.News® Street Report – April 9, 2026 The day didn’t break Chicago. It just showed how much pressure the system is already under. From mid-afternoon into the night, Thursday unfolded…
Read MoreMurder and a City That Moves Money Faster Than Wreckage
SubX.News® Street Report – April 8, 2026 While the Chicago Board of Education spent its afternoon arguing about a federal Trump-backed tax‑credit program, the rest of the city was busy…
Read MoreOne Day, One System: Beaten, Robbed, and Killed
SubX.News® Street Report – April 7, 2026 The city starts the day with the execution of a 16 year old on the Southside, and spends the next twelve hours proving…
Read MoreMurders up 250% … Crime is Skyrocketing Out of Control in Chicago
We have had multiple weeks of increases in crime that means more violence now than this time last year. The latest Chicago Police data shows crime is above last year…
Read MoreChicago’s Cracks Are Impossible to Ignore
SubX.News® Street Report – April 6, 2026 From an empty downtown at rush hour to 12‑inch potholes, drug use outside gleaming nonprofits, and tents in “fancy” neighborhoods, a few hours…
Read MoreHomicide Trend 2026 — Chicago Crime Increasing
SubX.News® Crime Report 2026 is no longer tracking below recent years — it is moving back toward them. The early gap that made it look like crime was “down” has…
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