Posts by John Kugler
Gang Wars and Drownings Don’t Stop Because Someone is a Liar
SubX.News® Street Report March 27, 2026 Friday was cool and crispy with the skyline clean against the lake, the kind of early-spring afternoon that makes Chicago look better than it…
Read MoreGuns, Bombs and Trains: Snapshot of a City That Has Lost Control and Forgot Who to Help
SubX.News® Street Report March 26, 2026 Storms in the forecast. Phones charged. The news is already full of shootings and chaos before the day even gets going. Two suspects are…
Read MoreWho Are They Protecting? The Criminals of Course
SubX.News® Street Report March 25, 2026 Chicago operated on two very different systems on March 25, 2026. In the polished version, the day brought routine headlines: the Dow rose more…
Read MoreOpposite Day: When Politicians Say Exactly the Opposite of What They Said
SubX.News® Street Report March 24, 2026 Something isn’t lining up in Chicago. On the same day, there was marijuana smoking in front of police in the Loop. Empty storefronts stretched…
Read MoreCrime is Increasing at an Accelerated Pace in Chicago Week 12 Public Safety Report
Crime Report March 24 2026 At the start of the year, crime was significantly down — but that lead has disappeared fast. This is not “back to normal” — it…
Read MoreNothing’s Changed: Three Years in Power, The Same Streets, The Same Problems, The Same People Doing Crime
SubX.News® Street Report March 23, 2026 The drive started downtown, cutting through Michigan Avenue and Ontario, where the first thing that stood out wasn’t crime—it was absence. Storefront after storefront…
Read MoreCrime In Chicago Going from Bad to Worse
SubX.News® Crime Report Three dead teens in three days. The supposed 71% murder “drop” from January is officially gone. While the Mayor’s office claims it is “committed” to public safety,…
Read MoreTeens Shot and Killed, Carjackers Running Loose While Politicians Celebrate Spending Money
SubX.News® Street Report On Chicago’s primary election day, March 17, 2026, while political leaders focused on turnout numbers and control of public spending, two young men were shot—one fatally—and multiple…
Read MoreCardboard, Zombies, and Plugged Bike Lanes: The Failed Promises of Social Justice in Chicago
SubX.News® Street Report March 16, 2026 On a brittle late‑winter afternoon in Chicago, the city’s contradictions unfolded block by block, as visible and unyielding as the potholes that scar its…
Read MoreThey Want My Vote—but They Won’t Fix Shit
Chicago SubX.News® Street Report In one day and a few city blocks, we taxpayers keep paying while drains stay clogged, streets flood, pumps break, bike lanes drown, and the system…
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