Chicago Crime

May Day CPD Missing in Action

May 2, 2026

SubX.News® Street Report – May 1, 2026 While cops were staged downtown for protests, kids on the Westside were coming home from school through open-air drug deals in a public park, and former migrant shelters sat abandoned. Friday’s regular ride…

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Chicago Crime Holds at Elevated Levels — Week 17

April 30, 2026

SubX.News® Crime Report – April 30, 2026 Chicago’s crime trend is no longer climbing — it’s holding at higher levels. After weeks of increases, the latest data shows violence remaining above last year across key categories, even as short-term activity…

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Career Criminal on Parole Kills Cop and Critically Injures Another on Electronic Monitoring, Was Wanted for Absconding Parole — Previously Released from CPD Custody Despite Violent Charges

April 26, 2026

SubxNews Crime Report April 26 2026 Alphanso Talley, the 25-year-old suspect accused of shooting two Chicago police officers inside Swedish Hospital — killing one — had been a fugitive for weeks, escaped electronic monitoring, and was listed as an absconder…

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From Drop to Surge: Chicago Crime Increase Expands in Week 16

April 23, 2026

SubX.News® Crime Report – April 23, 2026 Chicago crime is no longer just rising — it is accelerating. What began as an early-year drop has now fully reversed, with violence pushing further above last year’s levels. The latest data shows…

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Chicago Violence Returns to “Normal” — 4 Dead, 14 Wounded in 3 Days

April 20, 2026

SubX.News® Crime Report Apr 20 2026 Chicago didn’t spike this weekend — it settled. Over three days, 4 people were killed and 14 wounded in shootings across the city, alongside fatal crashes and a body pulled from the water. Officials…

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Pattern of Death and Improvisation: Fog, Blood, and Streetlight Crime

April 17, 2026

SubX.News® Street Report – April 16, 2026 First break in the illusion came just after lunch in the Loop, when someone jumped from a building at 235 West Van Buren, between Wells and Franklin. Police and fire trucks crowded the…

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They Don’t Care: Violence, Failed Priorities and Broken Policies

April 16, 2026

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 on 63rd & Stony on April 15, 2026, just minutes…

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Eric Billups Student murdered at Hyde Park Academy bus stop 63rd and Stony Island during dismissal Southside Chicago

April 15, 2026

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 and his girlfriend were walking to the bus when a…

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From Drop to Surge: Chicago Crime Increase Expands in Week 15

April 15, 2026

SubX.News® Crime Report After weeks of rising violence, Chicago crime is no longer just rebounding — it is now clearly increasing above last year’s levels. What began as a sharp drop in early 2026 has been erased week by week,…

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30 people shot across Chicago this weekend, a 50% increase from last year

April 14, 2026

Final Demonized Tally: 1 killed, 29 wounded2025 weekend tally: 4 killed, 16 wounded2024 weekend tally: 11 killed, 42 wounded2023 weekend tally: 14 killed, 30 wounded2022 weekend tally: 1 killed, 19 wounded2021 weekend tally: 8 killed, 23 wounded2020 weekend tally: 6…

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