How Omari Bektemba’s campaign for a more people-friendly Fullerton inspired him to run for 35th Ward alderperson
August 13, 2026
Hit-and-run driver who killed Sarah Milcarek, 25, on Irving Park Road, arrested after causing multi-vehicle crash, fleeing another motorist, and striking tree
The collision took place seven blocks east of where a 47th Ward volunteer was fatally struck in 2022, when led to the Illinois Department of Transportation ceasing to obstruct pedestrian safety improvements in that location.
August 10, 2026