Chicago Politics
Collaboration with @NoLionNoBull Chicago can show declining crime numbers and still have a serious violence problem. Both things can exist at the same time, and understanding that requires looking deeper than whatever percentage happens to make the headline. Crime statistics…
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Ald. Julia Ramirez Brings Staffer and Protesters onto I-55 Damen Exit Ramp to ICE Crash Scene as Activists Delay Removal of Federal Vehicle Aug 24 2026 Chicago alderwoman brought a taxpayer-funded staff member to an immigration-enforcement scene Monday, joined rapid-response…
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National Political Machine Running Local Politics SubX.News® Political Investigation Mayor Brandon Johnson relied on national political consultants and outside companies to build the operation that helped him take control of Chicago’s City Hall. Part One of Carpetbagger Central begins a…
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The people we pay and elect to protect us harm us. They call it justice, reform, and progress. SubX.News® Scammer Report We can’t do everything ourselves. We can’t do everything myself. There has to be cooperation from everybody, whoever’s out…
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SubX.News® Street Report – April 30, 2026 Chicago closed out April the same way it’s been running all month—movement on the radios, standstill on the streets, and a system that looks intact on paper but keeps breaking in real time.…
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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 hollow. Thursday’s route was simple: downtown at Stetson, west into…
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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 across major corridors, and a near-deserted former “bicycle highway” in…
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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 stolen vehicles tore through city streets, injuring civilians and damaging…
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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 stays soft on troublemakers but hard on regular people. It’s…
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