Chicago Crime

the City Lied about Crime and they Knew it …

March 13, 2026

O’Neill Burke says Chicago Police data show that domestic violence homicides surged by 15-percent over the last two years SubX.News® Corruption Report Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke recently confirmed that domestic violence homicides have increased roughly 15 percent…

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March Madness: That’s What We Got Going On

March 10, 2026

SubX.News®Street Report March 9 2026 Monday afternoon started the way Chicago sometimes tricks you into thinking things are normal again. The temperature pushed into the low seventies, the sky was clear, and for a few hours the city looked like…

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Stormy Friday Exposed Chicago’s Contradictions: a 13-year-old Shot at Mandrake Park While Police Ticketed Patrons on Milwaukee Avenue

March 8, 2026

SubX.News® Street Report | March 6, 2026 The rain moved into Chicago first. Mid-afternoon on March 6, storms pushed across the city, pulling a thick fog in off Lake Michigan. Along the lakefront near Streeterville and Lincoln Park, the skyline…

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Beans, Airbags, and Extinguishers … Downtown Chicago Goes Quiet While the CTA Stays Dangerous

March 4, 2026

Roosevelt CTA Station (Red/Green/Orange Line) Chicago Police arrive after reports of a man swinging a fire extinguisher during rush hour. The extinguisher is visible on the ground as commuters pass through the entrance; the suspect walks away before any arrest is made … 5:18 p.m. | Street Report — March 3, 2026 Screengrab from SubX.News® video https://x.com/SubxNews/status/2028975560597078152/video/1

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Empty Streets, Gun Battles and Stopped Trains … How the First Monday in March Complicated Chicago’s “Crime Is Down” Narrative

March 3, 2026

SubX.News® Street Report | March 2, 2026 Six U.S. service members were confirmed dead amid retaliatory strikes tied to the Iran conflict — a stark reminder of the real cost of war and the sacrifices made by American forces. Our…

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Mass Shootings, Empty Projects, and a Murdered Uber Driver: Chicago’s Reality

February 26, 2026

Street Report | Feb 25, 2026 On paper, Chicago’s political leadership says crime is down and the economy is strong. On the street, February 25, 2026 told a different story. Smiling accused murderer arrested in connection with the killing of…

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No Prevention and No Safety: Dirty Rain, Drug Tents, and a City Running on Scanner Traffic

February 19, 2026

Chicago SubX.News® Street Report | Feb 18, 2026 The afternoon started with something small but strange. After the overnight rain, windshields across the South Side were coated in grime, raising questions about what had fallen out of the sky. Dust…

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Warm, Dangerous and Empty a Night of Calls Across Chicago Presidents Day Feb 16 2026

February 17, 2026

SubX.News® Street Report Hot air moved through Chicago on Presidents Day, the kind of February warmth that brings people out but doesn’t change what the city is underneath, and the day unfolded like most do — movement, noise, and the…

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There Is No Plan. Johnson Has Been Lying All Along: Four Homicides, Multiple Car Thefts, Gangs and a 300‑Person High School Brawl

February 12, 2026

SubX.News® Street Report Chicago bled before sunrise on February 11, 2026. Carjacking turned deadly in Boystown with second body found near hijacked vehicle on miles away on the South Side. Just before 4 a.m. in Lake View—700 block of West…

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Murder Before Work, Stabbing After Work, and City Hall Writing Tickets in Between

February 10, 2026

Chicago SubX.News® Street Report Monday never really got started before the West Side was already taped off. Just after 8:30 in the morning, scanner traffic sent squads from the 15th and 11th Districts toward 4815 West Lake. A man had…

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