Duct Tape City: Selective Fixes, Silent Streets, and Open‑Air Drug Markets
Who’s Running this City Anyway: Mass Murder, Bike Lanes and Potholes
Chicago’s 2026 homicide count increased from 313 to 314 between the Sept. 19 and Sept. 21 dashboard snapshots, yet the displayed year-over-year decline grew from 0.3% to 1.9% because the 2025 comparison count jumped from 314 to 320. Fatal shootings…
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Sunday Introspective by Emi Yamamoto SubX.News® Yesterday John asked me a question I’ve been turning over all night. Am I healthier now than before I knew I had cancer? I said: worse now. It took me a while to say…
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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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SubX.News ® Crime Data Report Sept 2 2026 Chicago’s Violence Reduction Dashboard displayed extraordinary changes during the final weekend of August. On Aug. 29, the dashboard showed 1,255 shooting victimizations year to date. On Aug. 30, the displayed total fell…
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… shooting incidents actually fell, while the number of people shot increased … SubX.News® Crime Report Aug 31 2026 CHICAGO — Police recorded 41 shooting victims and three murders during the final weekend of August, according to preliminary statistics released…
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SubX.News® Crime Report One person was killed and 13 others were wounded when a gunman—or gunmen—opened fire on a crowd in Washington Park on Saturday night, Chicago police said. Officers were already on scene working to disperse a large gathering…
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SubX.News®Corruption Report Aug 29, 2026 When Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a historic legal settlement with Meta, he did not announce a school funding bill. He announced a child safety case. Raoul called the deal “a monumental victory for…
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Strongest statistical warning: aggravated battery Deadliest warning: combined movement in homicides, fatal shootings and multi-victim gunfire SubX.News® Crime Report Aug 28 2026 Year-Over-Year Violence Gap Trends Chicago Violence Reduction Dashboard | Aug 11–26, 2026 These figures do not just ask…
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SubX.News® Crime Report CHICAGO — Not even America’s largest city, but Chicago sits at the top of the Gun Violence Archive mass-shooting database. Chicago recorded 106 mass shootings in the 2,000-incident GVA export analyzed by SubX.News®, putting it ahead of…
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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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