the City Lied about Crime and they Knew it …

March 13, 2026

O’Neill Burke says Chicago Police data show that domestic violence homicides surged by 15-percent over the last two years SubX.News® Corruption Report Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke recently confirmed that domestic violence homicides have increased roughly 15 percent…

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Cycle of Selfishness: Painted-Over Signs and New Tents

March 12, 2026

Chicago SubX.News® Street Report | March 11, 2026 Empty CHA buildings, new tent cities under the Dan Ryan, and a day of shootings that exposes what the city has and what it refuses to use. Two Tracks at the Same…

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Loops, Hail and Floods: Rain, Rain, Rain – the Corruption Don’t Wash Away

March 11, 2026

Street Report | March 10, 2026 From late afternoon into the early morning hours, the streets showed what happens when weather, crime, drugs, and failing infrastructure collide. While the radio carried updates about the expanding U.S.–Iran war, rising gas prices,…

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March Madness: That’s What We Got Going On

March 10, 2026

SubX.News®Street Report March 9 2026 Monday afternoon started the way Chicago sometimes tricks you into thinking things are normal again. The temperature pushed into the low seventies, the sky was clear, and for a few hours the city looked like…

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Stormy Friday Exposed Chicago’s Contradictions: a 13-year-old Shot at Mandrake Park While Police Ticketed Patrons on Milwaukee Avenue

March 8, 2026

SubX.News® Street Report | March 6, 2026 The rain moved into Chicago first. Mid-afternoon on March 6, storms pushed across the city, pulling a thick fog in off Lake Michigan. Along the lakefront near Streeterville and Lincoln Park, the skyline…

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They’re Back !!!! Holidays Are Over and Downtown Streets are Filling Up with Addicts, Vagrants, and Dope Dealers … Again

March 6, 2026

SubX.News® Street Report | March 5, 2026 Thursday afternoon should have marked the start of rush hour in downtown Chicago. Instead, the streets were eerily quiet, and the police scanner was already lighting up. The afternoon drive began at 4:00…

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City-Wide Dysfunction Versus Local Resilience: Creepers, Hot Dogs and Birthdays

March 5, 2026

SubX.News® Street Report | March 4, 2026 Chicago turned 189 years old on March 4, a reminder that the city was incorporated in 1837. The moment of civic pride came early in the morning before the day’s street observations began.…

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Beans, Airbags, and Extinguishers … Downtown Chicago Goes Quiet While the CTA Stays Dangerous

March 4, 2026

Roosevelt CTA Station (Red/Green/Orange Line) Chicago Police arrive after reports of a man swinging a fire extinguisher during rush hour. The extinguisher is visible on the ground as commuters pass through the entrance; the suspect walks away before any arrest is made … 5:18 p.m. | Street Report — March 3, 2026 Screengrab from SubX.News® video https://x.com/SubxNews/status/2028975560597078152/video/1

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Empty Streets, Gun Battles and Stopped Trains … How the First Monday in March Complicated Chicago’s “Crime Is Down” Narrative

March 3, 2026

SubX.News® Street Report | March 2, 2026 Six U.S. service members were confirmed dead amid retaliatory strikes tied to the Iran conflict — a stark reminder of the real cost of war and the sacrifices made by American forces. Our…

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City Hall Hypocrisy on Full Display: Heavy Arms vs. De-Escalation Talk

March 2, 2026

March 2, 2026 – CTA Polk Pink Line Chaos, Rush Hour Where’s the de-escalation?Where’s the social workers?Where’s the Mayor? One guy beats a woman on the Blue Line, flees to the tracks at Polk station—reported armed—runs wild during rush hour.…

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