Today’s Headlines

By John Greenfield
Nov 11, 2014

Finance Committee Approves Parking, Car Leasing Tax Hikes (Sun-Times)
Pawar Is Dropping Support for Ashland BRT Until CTA Brings Back #11 Bus (RedEye)
Driver Kills Emily Driscoll, 22, and Her Dog in Naperville; No Charges (Tribune)
Cyclist Critically Injured by Hit-and-Run Driver in Aurora (Beacon-News)
49th Ward Participatory Budgeting Meetings This Tuesday & Wednesday (DNA)
A Field Trip to Chicago Provides Ideas for Grand Rapids Master Plan (Wood TV)
New Crosswalks, Stop for Peds Signs in Lincoln Park (BWLP)
Cool Photos of the LFT Before, During, and After the Recent Storm Damage (BWLP)

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79th and King, looking west. Image: Google Maps

Hit-and-run SUV driver fatally struck Eric Ray, 59, in Chatham

By John Greenfield | Sep 13, 2022

Ray was the 23rd pedestrian killed on Chicago streets so far this year.

Looking southeast on Chicago and Milwaukee. Image: Google Maps

Driver, 90, Strikes Two Cyclists in West Town, Police Arrest One of the Cyclists

By John Greenfield | Apr 24, 2019

As the elderly motorist was striking the cyclists, one of them smashed his windshield. The cyclist was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor, but the driver got off with a moving violation.

Paulina Street, looking south at Chicago Avenue. Arroyo Salgado was struck in the east crosswalk, at the left side of this image. Image: Google Maps

Left-turning van driver who failed to yield killed Berta Arroyo Salgado, 73, in West Town

By John Greenfield | May 14, 2022

Typically in such cases, if the driver stays at the scene and is sober, they merely receive minor traffic citations, even if they've taken a life.

The 1100 block of South Cicero Avenue, looking south. Image: Google Maps

SUV driver fatally struck male pedestrian on 5-lane Cicero Avenue in Austin

By John Greenfield | Dec 18, 2022

The victim, who reportedly jumped into the street was the 30th Chicago on-street pedestrian fatality of 2022.

Woman fatally struck while waiting for bus by driver who ran red, hit another car

By John Greenfield | Dec 22, 2021

The victim was the 23rd pedestrian killed by a driver on Chicago streets this year.

Looking northeast on Roosevelt and Independence. Image: Google Maps

Hit-and-run driver killed Angela R. Mcknight, 49, crossing street in Lawndale on Memorial Day

By John Greenfield | May 30, 2023

Tragically, a hit-and-run SUV driver fatally struck Angela R. Mcknight, 49, as she crossed the 1200 block of South Independence Drive yesterday evening in the Lawndale neighborhood.