Posts by John Kugler
Hookers, 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…
Read MoreGood Friday in Chicago: God, Cicero and Truffles
SubX.News® Street Report April 3, 2026 Good Friday in Chicago played out on the streets as a running indictment of budgets, violence and faith. The day’s horror started early in…
Read MoreLoyal to the Lie: Truth, Race, and Corruption in Chicago
SubX.News® Street Report April 2, 2026 Chicago looks calm on the surface. It isn’t. Late afternoon downtown Thursday is supposed to be packed. Instead, the center of the city feels…
Read MoreKids, Teenagers, and Gangs: When Blood Feuds Have No Boundaries in Chicago
SubX.News® Street Report April 1, 2026 On a spring afternoon, an 18‑year‑old on the Southside is executed, an eight‑year‑old is shot outside a strip mall. Same city. Same day. By…
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