Echoes of the 1930s: How Today’s Economic Slowdown, Climate Crises, and Social Unrest Mirror the Great Depression

May 17, 2025

The Great Depression (1929–1939), 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 and dust storms decimated farmland, driving mass…

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Chicago’s Violence Spiral Continues: Fatal Crash and Shootings Leave One Dead, Thirteen Wounded on Friday May 16

May 16, 2025

CHICAGO, May 16, 2025 — Chicago’s unrelenting wave of violence showed no signs of slowing on Friday, May 16, as the city grappled with a fatal traffic crash and a series of shootings that left one dead and thirteen others…

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Always Punishing the Little Guy .. this is the definition of anarcho-tyranny

May 14, 2025

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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Liberal Wasteland

May 13, 2025

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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Fake Environmentalists History’s Got a Hot Take

May 12, 2025

Step back to 1895 — this Lake Front from Illinois Central Station Chicago photo reveals a lakefront of rail yards, early Grant Park, and Lake Michigan hiding a dirty secret. But what about Streeterville, Grant Park, and downtown? They’re built…

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DRS Citation Style Guidelines SubX.News®

May 12, 2025

Introducing the Digital Reference Standard DRS Citation Style Guidelines by SubXNews At SubXNews we’re excited to unveil a new citation style designed for the digital age – the Digital Reference Standard DRS. Unlike traditional styles like APA or Chicago DRS…

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Chicago’s Rising Murder Rates Post-2010: The Role of the 2016 ACLU Agreement, Ferguson Effect, and 2019 Consent Decree in Policing and Violence

May 11, 2025

Key Points Research suggests CPD’s policy changes may reduce police misconduct but could limit crime control, with mixed impacts on violence. It seems likely that these policies, like foot pursuit limits, aim to build trust but may sustain high crime…

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CPD Brass on Bullshit … Chicago’s West Side Shootings Expose a Cycle of Sensational Arrests Over Systemic Solutions

May 10, 2025

CHICAGO — When gunfire erupted on May 7, 2025, at 742 North Spaulding Avenue in Chicago’s Humboldt Park, leaving a 25-year-old and a 26-year-old male wounded, it marked another grim chapter in the city’s struggle with gang and drug violence.…

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Chicago’s mayor keeps saying the CTA is safe come on and ride it

May 9, 2025

What do you guys think … When’s the last time you seen him riding in his CTA without a security detail … heck when’s the last time you seen him doing anything without his security detail … HiHo #Mayor is…

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Chicago Mayor’s Slogan on Public Signs Sparks Ethics Concerns, Prompts Inquiry

May 8, 2025

CHICAGO – A slogan closely associated with Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration, “BUILD BETTER TOGETHER,” has appeared on a taxpayer-funded construction sign and in a residential neighborhood, raising questions about the potential misuse of public resources for campaign purposes. SubXNews has…

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