John Greenfield

The police chief provided information about the movements of the truck driver and bike rider before the crash, and said the department is trying to meet with IDOT.

• After semi driver fatally struck boy, 13, on bike near Manhattan Metra station, mayor posted, "Our children deserve safe streets, protected crossings" (NBC)

Tragically, a speeding hit-and-run sedan driver fatally struck a woman on foot early Sunday morning in West Englewood.

• UChicago municipal finance expert Justin Marlowe explains, "What caused Chicago’s transit funding crisis—and what could fix it" (UChicago News)

Whether the subject is traffic safety or transit funding you can almost always count on the right-leaning Illinois Policy Institute think tank to get the story wrong when it comes to livable streets issues.

• Capitol Fax: "Roundup: Trump administration asks US Supreme Court to allow National Guard deployment in Illinois"

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• Housing advocates: 1, NIMBYs: 0: "Broadway Rezoning In Edgewater, Uptown Gets City Council OK After Months Of Neighbor Debate" (Block Club)

• Another report on the rally in Horseshoe Sandwich Land: "100s Rally at State Capitol Urging Lawmakers to Prioritize People Over Polluters (Capitol Fax)

On Tuesday, I hopped on my bicycle and high-tailed it from Chicago to Springfield, Illinois, the state capital, in an effort to sample my first-ever horseshoe sandwich. In case you're not familiar with that delicacy, it's an open-faced sandwich composed of thick-sliced toast, a protein (often hamburger patties, but there are several other options), cheese sauce, and french fries. It's an indigenous dish of Flower City and, as far as I know, it's no longer available in the Windy City.