Chicago

Defund the Police in Real Time: Collapse of Law Enforcement … Adams & Woods … Shows the Cost of No Control

September 23, 2025

(Chicago SubXNews) Scanner traffic out of the Near West Side last night was raw, profane, and telling. A TMA — a traffic management aide, not a sworn officer — came over the air at Adams and Woods with a plea…

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Crime is Technically Worse in Chicago: Weekend Crime Reality Check – September 19–22, 2025 … 4 Doubles and One Triple

September 22, 2025

(Chicago) SubXNews Weekend Crime Reality Check – September 19–22, 2025 Chicago logged 27 people shot, 4 of them killed over the Sept 19–21 weekend. That includes the West Loop homicide at Halsted, the 8-year-old girl shot in Auburn Gresham, and…

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Less than a week before a crash-and-grab burglary crew killed an innocent man on the Magnificent Mile last Thursday, one of the men now charged with that murder donned a “peacekeeper” uniform and posed for a one-on-one picture with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker.

Wanted in 4 States, Smiling with Pritzker — Days Before Killing a Man

September 18, 2025

Days before fatal Mag Mile crash-and-grab, accused man posed with governor at ‘peacekeeper’ event — while wanted in 4 states He posed with the governor as a “peacekeeper” while wanted by authorities in 4 states. Days later, prosecutors say, he…

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It’s Getting Worse in Chicago: Multiple Police Shootings, Alley Robberies, and Another CTA Stabbing

September 18, 2025

(Chicago) SubXNews Street Report | Sept 17, 2025 Sad news came in as the mother and two children pulled from Lake Michigan over the weekend were identified. Authorities confirmed 31-year-old Drake Patton, her one-year-old daughter Jream Washington, and six-year-old son…

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Criminal Privilege While Law-Abiding Citizens Get Terror: CTA Smoking Counseling Rather Than Stolen Cars and Illegal Guns

September 9, 2025

SubX.News Street Report | Sept 8, 2025 Chicago abandoned the basics of survival. Just like crossing without stopping, looking, or listening — people and institutions ignore danger, assume privilege, and end up walking right into it. When we’re kids, we’re…

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Michigan Avenue: From Smash to Homicide

September 6, 2025

Chicago Street Report | Sept 5, 2025 Chicago’s showcase corridor collapsed in a single day. It started with smashed Rolex windows on Michigan and Huron and ended with a homicide at Smoke Valley on South Michigan. In between came boarded…

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System of Failure: Shootings, River Cars, Downtown Chaos, and Federal Agents on the Horizon

September 4, 2025

SubX.News Street Report | Sept 3 2025 Chicago spent September 3rd unraveling in real time — morning shootings, a man dying on Monroe, 90 cars discovered at the bottom of the river, teenagers storming CTA trains and robbing tourists on…

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Chicago’s Vanishing Act: Billions Spent, Nothing to Show

September 3, 2025

SubX.News Street Report | September 2, 2025 Back to the regular grind after a bloody Labor Day weekend. Chicago doesn’t reset. It just lurches forward into more of the same — gridlock, grim streets, and an emptiness you can feel…

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Lies That Make People Suffer

August 22, 2025

Chicago SubX.News Street Report Aug 21 2025 The day opened with shakedowns and hoaxes. On the East Coast, during the first days of orientation, Villanova University went into lockdown after a 911 call reported a man with an AR-15 in…

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Whose Fault? Our Fault

August 21, 2025

Chicago SubXNews Street Report Aug 20 2025 Migrants were the first thing spotted. A Mondo stood there — the first one in a long time. They used to hang out and congregate at that spot because they lived at the…

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