Today’s Headlines for Monday, April 21
• Block Club: 4 killed since Saturday in crashes in Austin, River North, Roseland "is the worst 24-hour stretch for traffic deaths in over a year, data shows."
April 21, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Friday, April 18
• On Wednesday night in Joliet, Kia driver, 29, critically injured man, 56, trying to cross near Cass/Youngs "stroad" intersection with no crosswalks (CBS)
April 18, 2025
Pickup driver who killed male pedestrian, 72, at Roosevelt/DLSD cited for failure to exercise due care
On Monday, April 7, at around 5:09 a.m. a pickup driver, 26, fatally struck a 72-year-old male pedestrian at the intersection of Roosevelt Road and DuSable Lake Shore Drive, just west of the Museum Campus. It was reported that the victim had been trying to cross the highway on foot, although it's illegal to do so there.
April 17, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, April 17
• "Could Banning Cars On Michigan Avenue Be The Key To Revitalizing Downtown?" UChicago graduate students say yes. (Block Club)
April 17, 2025
New wayfinding signs installed after driver killed man at DLSD/Roosevelt. And bill for DLSD study passed State Senate last month.
See the update about the new signs at the bottom of this post, originally published on April 16, 2025.
April 16, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, April 16
• John Flemister, 61, a doorman, allegedly drew first, started shooting before being killed in gunfight with CTA worker, 24, near UIC/Halsted (CBS)
April 16, 2025
How are the proposed ordinances for upzoning Broadway, to allow more transit-friendly affordable housing, playing in “Nimbyland”?
Back in January, A City That Works writer and Streetsblog Chicago contributor Richard S. Day discussed the benefits of a potential land use plan for Broadway in Uptown and Edgewater on this site. Harnessing the potential of the Red and Purple Modernization project, he wrote, the upzoning proposal would allow for more density and walkability on the 2.6 mile segment of Broadway between Devon and Montrose avenues.
April 16, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, April 15
• Block Club: "After Another Pedestrian Killed Crossing DuSable Lake Shore Drive, Neighbors Say Better Signs Needed." SBC is quoted in the article.
April 15, 2025
Why are there so many pedestrian crashes at Sheridan/Kenmore by Loyola? Maybe it’s the fact the walk signal is only 20 seconds long.
Streetsblog obtained the crash report for the more serious of two recent bus-pedestrian collisions there, which provides more details about what reportedly happened.
April 14, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Monday, April 14
• CPD: CTA employee, 24, fatally shot man, 61, during fight around 6 PM on pedestrian bridge near UIC/Halsted stop, halting Blue Line service (NBC)
April 14, 2025