Social Control
Block Club Chicago’s recent headline “Tourism In Chicago Bounced Back In 2024 With 55 Million Visitors, $20 Billion In Spending” paints a triumphant picture of Chicago’s economic recovery. But behind the feel-good framing lies a more complicated reality that the…
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The Great Depression, spanning the late 1920s to the late 1930s, compounded by the Dust Bowl, was a decade of economic collapse, environmental disaster, and mass social upheaval. A stock market crash triggered soaring unemployment and bank failures, while droughts…
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when people that work hard with rusty cars get booted while there are school shootings, drug zombies and crime running loose in downtown except for certain gated communities and privileged areas of the city … HiHo Boots and Broken Dreams: A…
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Pilsen, Chicago 18th Street West of Ashland to Damen Is A Wasteland gentrifiers wiped out all the businesses that used to be here at 7pm May 13th 2025 18th Street once hummed with life, a vibrant artery of Pilsen pulsing…
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On a Saturday night in Chicago’s Fulton Market, the scene looks electric: a long line of people waits outside a business, the city lights glow in the background, and the energy of the West Loop’s trendy district is palpable. A…
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Chicago’s reported drop in crime masks a grimmer reality: manipulated statistics, under reported violence, and systemic inequities continue to devastate Black communities, challenging the city’s narrative of progress. • Misleading statistics distort Chicago’s reported declines in crime and overdoses, ignoring…
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On May 2, 2025, three teens were shot at 205 S Hoyne Ave, steps from Bulls College Prep on Chicago’s Near West Side, raising urgent questions about student safety and school accountability. SubxNews video footage, posted at 5:12 PM on…
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🤺🚨Historic Protest: Female Fencer Takes a Knee in Bout Against Male Opponent, Faces Immediate Disqualification After receiving a black card for refusing to compete against a man, Redmond Sullivan's female opponent was expelled from the @USAFencing event at the Univ.…
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Imagine the Salvation Army closing down a shelter for American addicts and homeless and taking millions of dollars to take care of migrants. Did I mention there’s a homeless drug camp down the street near Hubbard and Des Plaines behind…
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Drug dealers hang out here selling dope to these people and collecting their checks while the NGOs give them free tents and food. Pretty good hustle. We saw the Night Ministries come by later giving out food. We saw the…
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