(Chicago) SubX.News Street Report | Sept 10, 2025
Remember and Honor the Victims of 9-11
Chicago carried assassination headlines, a Brinks truck shootout, sheriff squads boxing Wabash, and rat alerts all in one day. From downtown to McKinley Park, the scanner never slowed.
The city called it progress. The street told another story.
Political Assassination and Guard Talk
The day broke wide with news from Utah Valley University: Charlie Kirk assassinated. A neck shot, captured on video too graphic for Facebook but circulated on Twitter, confirmed it.
President Trump ordered flags lowered to half-staff. Mayor Brandon Johnson and Governor JB Pritzker condemned the act as political violence. The campus was evacuated. No suspect in custody.
At McCormick Place, Pritzker dismissed Attorney General Pam Bondi’s suggestion that Trump might deploy the National Guard in Chicago. “No emergency,” he said. Washington contacts went quiet, silence heavier than words.
The scanner added another chase to the list. In Portage, Indiana, Trayvon Bird, 24, homeless with ties to Gary, fired shots after a pursuit at 1:30 a.m., striking an occupied house. Police warned the public: armed, dangerous, still at large.
Media-Conditioned Racism
The live feed turned to a story from Drummond Island — one gas station, ferry access only, more bears than people. Off-roading with a crew that looked like the city itself — Black, Asian, Polish, Hispanic, mixed ages and jobs — race never came up. Axles snapped, rigs flipped, people pulled each other out of mud holes. Cooperation was survival.
Only later did word arrive that while the group was on the island, neo-Nazis had marched in Virginia and killed a protester. The contrast was the point. Division wasn’t part of the reality until the media-fed narrative of race and politics forced it back in.
Chicago works the same way. The built environment — political spin, headlines, hierarchies — makes race the first frame. Out on the island, unity was natural. Back in the city, division is manufactured.
Sheriff Squads at 13th and Wabash
The South Loop lit up. Eight Cook County Sheriff’s squads boxed in 13th and Wabash. A dark Mercedes, a gun recovered. Three detained — a white female and two Black males, one with blonde braids. Two were released, one cuffed, the car towed.
The corner is already known for a homicide and a drug spot. Students walked past, a delivery rider pedaled through, officers barked orders at bystanders. The blue lights carried no jokes, only tension.
Scanner calls stacked on top: a disturbance at the 69th Street Red Line, a restraining-order violation at 1940 West 21st Place.
Brinks Shootout on State Street
Just before lunchtime — 11:19 a.m., State and Madison — a Brinks guard stepped out of a business and was jumped. The offender punched him in the face, ripped a money bag, and ran. The guard drew and fired.
Dispatch calls lit up: “Caller heard five gunshots in the area.” A Central District officer reported the guard fired after being attacked, the robber bolted with the bag.
The chase ran into the Washington Blue Line stop, where the suspect, bleeding from gunshot wounds to his arm and side, collapsed. CPD pulled him out and sent him to Northwestern, stabilized, charges pending. The money bag was recovered.
Crime tape stretched across State between Madison and Monroe. Outside Saks Off 5th at 6 S. State, a Brinks bag sat on the sidewalk next to a blood trail. More tape cordoned off CPS headquarters at 42 W. Madison. CTA Blue Line trains bypassed Washington; bus routes rerouted.
The gunfire rattled everyone. Tyler W., 41, sketching outside Target across the street, said the first crack “sounded like a tire blowing up.” Then two more shots. “We just dropped. Didn’t see a shooter, just heard the noise and hit the ground.”
Sherry Kinigbe, 38, walking with her teenage daughter, said it left her shaken. “In broad daylight, people come down here to work, shop. Things have definitely changed — I don’t bring my daughter downtown the way I used to.”
The guard’s mother, Anita Colon, spoke later. “Very shaky mother right now; I’m just glad he’s okay. I got to see him and hug him and tell him I love him. It’s shocking he got robbed in broad daylight with all these people around. What is this world coming to?”
Sheriff’s cars, state police, and CFD rigs joined CPD on the block. Even the Chicago Board of Education meeting nearby went on soft lockdown as shots rang out.
Downtown’s showcase corridor turned into a taped-off crime scene before lunch.
Bullets Across the City
September 10 stacked its shootings from late afternoon into the night.
East Side, 10600 block of S. Avenue J, 5:23 p.m. A 35-year-old was hit in the side when two men in a white SUV opened fire. He’s critical at University of Chicago. The SUV vanished into the grid.
Austin, 600 block of N. Menard, 7:23 p.m. A 44-year-old outside heard shots and dropped with wounds to both legs and the chest. He drove himself to West Suburban, where he’s fighting for his life in critical condition. No description on the shooter.
South Shore, 2000 block of 67th Street, 9:16 p.m. An 18-year-old walking with friends through an alley took a round to the leg after two men rolled up, one armed. CFD treated him on the block before transport to University of Chicago. Good condition, no arrests.
Different districts, same story: tape, blood, and no one in custody.
Stay Centered
Chicago runs on violence. The scanner proves it daily while police let half the calls go unanswered. That’s the reality behind the Second Amendment: written not for carjackers but to protect citizens from bad government. Shall not be infringed — a clause City Hall never quotes.
Public health added its own tape line. Six leptospirosis cases confirmed by CDPH this year, triple the average, all tied to rat urine in Logan Square and West Town. Officials said it was contained. The alleys said otherwise.
The basics of staying safe aren’t complicated:
Avoid contact with standing water, puddles, or surfaces that could be contaminated with rat urine.
Wash hands and clean cuts fast if exposed.
Don’t let pets drink from alleys or gutters — dogs can catch it and pass it on.
If fever, chills, or nausea hit after possible contact, get medical help immediately.
This isn’t about panic. It’s about knowing the risk when the city won’t say it straight.
Downstate, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign marked a record 9,200 freshmen and more than 60,000 students total. One in five first-generation or low-income. A bright statistic that didn’t erase the emptiness on Chicago’s streets.
Community roots carried their own reminder. The 9/11 Memorial Ride to Marseilles is set for September 13, leaving at 9:00 a.m. from the William McKinley American Legion Post at 35th and Damen. Motorcycles, Jeeps, veterans, maybe troopers — a convoy of remembrance.
The broadcast ended at the geographic center of Chicago, standing outside a Lutheran church built in 1891. The building is now in new hands — sold to Chinese ownership — but the sunset lit the old stone the same way it has for more than a century. The neighborhood stretched out around it, unchanged in its struggle, unchanged in its beauty.
The final words carried both warning and hope: don’t forget who we are, don’t forget where we came from. Make the proper choices. Deal with the consequences. Love your neighborhood, fight for it if you must. Love everybody, sign off.
The scanner kept spitting. The sunset kept burning.
That was Chicago on September 10.
Sources for Report
Chicago economy crime and migrant update 4:30 p.m. September 10th 2025 https://www.facebook.com/share/v/19T6LZVobR/
Charlie Kirk shot at Utah event, suspect in custody Kirk’s status is unknown https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1GmsgGdQhk/
Brinks Truck Robbery and Shooting Turns State Street Into a Crime Scene … State and Madison on Sept 10, 2025, at appx 11:19 am https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1FYrbF5Zcf/
Kirk Declared dead https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1GmsgGdQhk/
69th Street Red Line disturbance up front https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1FTDdCBv3b/
Heavy Cook county sheriff’s police presence here at 13th and Wabash 555 p.m. September 10th 2025 https://www.facebook.com/share/v/17TYFBYxR7/
Battery in Progress! 35th and King Drive https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1KaXjCAU5e/
Political Executions = Third World https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1SzZXdLu2L/
Colorado School Shooting … 1 dead, 3 injured after shooting at Evergreen High School https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BFfVUfRqR/
witnesses say the guard was shot four times in his vest before shooting the armed robber https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1FYrbF5Zcf/
A 2-year-old boy has died after police say he accidentally shot himself in the face yesterday.
He is at least the 5th child killed under similar circumstances this year. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1GLbPBfTYZ/
reports now that kirk was killed by a sniper 500 feet away omn a roof top https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CHMFcnuxD/
Look Like Migrants … 3 men accused of committing residential burglary, stealing $15K worth of belongings during home remodel in Highland Park https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1ZqsqhnYqz/
Time for Change … Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans Ousted After 24 Years, Criticized for Pro-Criminal Reforms https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15Xzpwz6Bd/
Person Shot … 67th & Chappell … EMS rolling to calls of a person shot https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BRSK9mQin/
Security guard shoots, wounds robbery suspect in broad daylight in downtown Chicago (September 10, 2025) CBS Chicago
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/shooting-broad-daylight-downtown-chicago
Brinks robbery suspect shot in Loop (September 10, 2025) Chicago Sun-Times
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2025/09/10/cps-board-of-education-meeting-on-soft-lockdown-after-nearby-loop-shooting
Brinks Attempt Armed Robbery, Person Shot
0–100 block of S. State St. on September 10, 2025, at approx. 11:19 a.m. A security guard was exiting a business when an offender attempted to forcefully take property. A struggle ensued, during which the guard produced a firearm and fired shots, striking the offender. The offender fled with proceeds but was taken into custody shortly after at the Washington Blue Line station. The proceeds were recovered. The offender sustained gunshot wounds to the arm and buttocks and was transported to Northwestern Hospital in stable condition. No other injuries were reported and charges are pending (1st District)
Posted: September 10, 2025 12:47 PM CDT
Person Shot
2000 block of E. 67th St. on September 10, 2025, at approx. 9:16 p.m. An 18-year-old male was walking through an alley with friends when they were approached by two unknown males, one armed with a handgun. The offenders fired multiple shots, striking the victim in the leg before fleeing the scene. The victim was treated by CFD and transported to the University of Chicago Hospital in good condition.
There is no one in custody and Area One Detectives are investigating (3rd District) Posted: September 10, 2025 10:15 PM CDT
Person Shot
600 block of N. Menard Ave. on September 10, 2025, at approx. 7:23 p.m. A 44-year-old male victim was outside when he heard gunshots and felt pain. The victim sustained gunshot wounds to his left leg, right leg, and chest. He self-transported to West Suburban Hospital, where he is listed in critical condition. There is no offender information available and no one in custody. Area Four Detectives are investigating (15th District) Posted: September 10, 2025 8:28 PM CDT
Person Shot
10600 block of S. Avenue J on September 10, 2025, at approx. 5:23 p.m. A 35-year-old male, while walking, was approached by two unknown male offenders inside a white SUV. One of the offenders fired a gunshot in the victim’s direction. The victim sustained a gunshot wound to the right side of his body and was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition. The offending vehicle fled in an unknown direction. There is no one in custody and Area Two Detectives are investigating (4th District) Posted: September 10, 2025 6:18 PM CDT
Pic … Cook County Sheriff’s 13th and Wabash appx 5:55 p.m., surrounding a dark Mercedes. One person was taken into custody as students and bystanders looked on.
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