Chicago

Manufactured Myths: Memorial Day Crime, Media Cheerleading, and the Politics of Numbers in Chicago

May 27, 2025

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, the holiday’s toll is still unfolding, underscoring the need for…

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Memorial Day 2025

May 26, 2025
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Homicide shot six times DOA 71st and Damen inside the CitySmoke Shop on May 23, 2025 at appx 424pm

May 23, 2025

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 and fired multiple gunshots in the victim’s direction.The 42-year-old male…

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From Streeterville to the CIA: A Nation Rocked by Violence

May 22, 2025

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 local streets marred by gunfire to national headlines of terrorism…

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Hiring All Black People — Is That Illegal? DOJ Investigates Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson

May 20, 2025

The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a formal investigation into the hiring practices of the administration of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, after a public speech in which he boasted that top city positions are filled entirely with Black individuals,…

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the New Machine, Gonna be hard to Beat

May 19, 2025

Johnson’s political caucus just won another three year term at the Chicago Teachers Union. That means at least 25,000 foot soldiers and a $30 million off the books war chest. Not to mention people in every school building across the…

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Chicago’s Rising Murder Rates Post-2010: The Role of the 2016 ACLU Agreement, Ferguson Effect, and 2019 Consent Decree in Policing and Violence

May 11, 2025

Key Points Research suggests CPD’s policy changes may reduce police misconduct but could limit crime control, with mixed impacts on violence. It seems likely that these policies, like foot pursuit limits, aim to build trust but may sustain high crime…

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Chicago Mayor’s Slogan on Public Signs Sparks Ethics Concerns, Prompts Inquiry

May 8, 2025

CHICAGO – A slogan closely associated with Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration, “BUILD BETTER TOGETHER,” has appeared on a taxpayer-funded construction sign and in a residential neighborhood, raising questions about the potential misuse of public resources for campaign purposes. SubXNews has…

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Lock Them Up! The issue of a broken public school system, highlighted a decade ago, has only gotten worse

May 5, 2025

Lock Them Up! The issue of a broken public school system, highlighted a decade ago, has only gotten worse. The school system I used to work with has failed the children of Chicago, and it starts with the Chicago Teachers…

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the I Season, Is it Done Yet

April 27, 2025

Sunday Evening Bike Ride 04272025 … the I Season, Is it Done Yet … Sunday Evening Bike Ride 04272025 … @drkugler reflects on the changing seasons and the natural world … touches on the concept of climate change, emphasizing its…

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