Today’s Headlines for Monday, August 22

By John Greenfield
Aug 22, 2016

Driver Crashes Into Restaurant at NW Corner of Fullerton/Kimball, Injuring 9 (Tribune)
Driver Seriously Injured Bike Rider in Chicago Ridge Saturday Night (CBS)
Dance Studio Held a Benefit for the Family of Cyclist Lisa Kuivinen Last Thursday (ABC)
Thoughts on Recent Fatal Crashes From Active Trans’ Jim Merrell
Police Activity on Southwest Side Causes Orange Line Delays (NBC)
The Latest Buzz on Jana Kinsman’s Bike-Powered Beekeeping Business (Tribune)
Frustrated by the Flatlands? Check Out These Local Mountain Biking Spots (CBS)
Chainlink’s Yasmeen Schuller & John Discuss Bike Safety Today at 9 a.m. on WBEZ 91.5 FM
Former City Hall Watchdog Faisal Khan Speaks at Chi Hack Night Tuesday at 6

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Damen Avenue looking south towards Roosevelt Road. Image: Google Maps

Reckless driver runs red in Illinois Medical District, strikes car, kills man, 33, on sidewalk

By John Greenfield | May 6, 2022

The victim was the sixth pedestrian fatality on Chicago streets this year.

The crash site from the driver's perspective. Image: Google Street View

SUV Driver Killed Phillip Levato, 23, at Chicago and LaSalle, Fled the Scene

By John Greenfield | Nov 21, 2016

Police are searching for the driver of an SUV who fatally struck a 23-year-old man on the Near North Side early Sunday morning and sped away from the crash site. On Sunday at about 4 a.m. Phillip Levato was walking in the intersection of Chicago Avenue and LaSalle Street, according to police. There he was […]

“Look Chicago” Anti-Dooring Campaign Starts Flyering on Saturday

By Steven Vance | Feb 28, 2013

The “Look Chicago” community group will conduct its first outreach to prevent dooring crashes on Saturday, March 2, in the Wicker Park neighborhood. The Look Chicago street team will meet at 11 a.m. at Milwaukee and Damen to distribute informational flyers to pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers, proceeding to the site where cyclist Dustin Valenta was doored by a […]

What’s Causing Chicago’s Latest Wave of Cycling Deaths and Serious Crashes?

By John Greenfield | Jul 13, 2016

[The Chicago Reader recently launched a new weekly transportation column written by Streetsblog Chicago editor John Greenfield. This partnership allows Streetsblog to extend the reach of our livable streets advocacy. We syndicate a portion of the column on the day it comes out online; you can read the remainder on the Reader’s website or in […]

The car from the hit-and-run crash. Image: CPD

Photos Released of Car Whose Driver Fatally Struck Robert Davis, 50, in South Chicago

By John Greenfield | Sep 12, 2018

Davis was the 25th pedestrian fatally struck in Chicago this year.

Reported “Dooring” Bike Crashes Dropped Significantly from 2011 to 2014

By Steven Vance | Sep 29, 2016

Four years of data on reported dooring crashes in Chicago show a decrease from 2011, when the data started being collected by the state, to 2014, the most recent year for which crash data has been released. A dooring crash occurs when someone in a car opens their door into moving traffic without looking, resulting […]