Duct Tape City: Selective Fixes, Silent Streets, and Open‑Air Drug Markets
Who’s Running this City Anyway: Mass Murder, Bike Lanes and Potholes
Cook County officials are hiding the simplest of truths: how many death certificates they issued last year. What began as a routine Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) inquiry has turned into a full-blown confrontation with a triad of government entities…
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Gunfire scarred Chicago’s neighborhoods during Memorial Day weekend 2025, a grim ritual matched by the media’s haste to spin the bloodshed. As of 2:48 PM CDT, Tuesday, May 27, 2025, the holiday’s toll is still unfolding, underscoring the need for…
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Reflections on Freedom: Memorial Day Ride Through McKinley Park by @drkugler May 26, 2025 It was a little cool this morning—not quite brisk, but enough for a hoodie over shorts. The streets were quiet, the air clear, and it felt…
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Chicago, IL – May 25, 2025 – What began as a commemoration of the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s death has evolved into a broader protest with pro-Palestinian sentiments, causing significant disruption in downtown Chicago. The event, initially focused on…
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Preliminary: A 42-year-old male victim, while inside a business establishment, was involved in a verbal altercation with two offenders.The altercation turned physical when a 38-year-old male offender produced a firearm and fired multiple gunshots in the victim’s direction.The 42-year-old male…
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May 22, 2025, began like any other Thursday in America’s third-largest city. But by sundown, Chicago and the nation were reeling from a cascade of violence, chaos, and loss. From local streets marred by gunfire to national headlines of terrorism…
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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 U.S. Department of Justice has launched a formal investigation into the hiring practices of the administration of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, after a public speech in which he boasted that top city positions are filled entirely with Black individuals,…
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