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Here are 16 alders who voted to allow deadly speeds, and crash cases in their wards.
Let's look at the 16 alders who supported the ordinance – and recent traffic violence cases in their wards that should have inspired them to vote differently.
June 25, 2022
Dear CTA: Stop gaslighting us. Change “scheduled service” to better reflect actual service.
The CTA needs to do the honest and responsible thing. It must change its published timetables so that "scheduled service" and actual service begin to at least remotely resemble each other.
June 23, 2022
Ordinance introduced to allow towing bikeway blockers, speed cam vote gets deferred
A lot of transportation-related stuff happened at today's City Council council meeting.
June 22, 2022
Alderpersons turn up the heat on CTA to explain how the agency will fix service gaps
Service gaps were understandable during the depths of the pandemic, but that's no longer an acceptable excuse, so it's good to see alders lighting a fire under the agency to address the problem.
June 22, 2022
These 16 alderpersons narrowly won the committee vote to let people drive at deadly speeds
Tomorrow the legislation will go before the full City Council, including the 19 alders who didn't weigh in today, and hopefully it will be defeated.
June 21, 2022
Concrete-protected lanes are coming to Clark St. from Irving to Montrose, maybe further
47th Ward alderman hopes to also get bikeways installed north of Montrose as part of the Clark Street Crossroads planning process.
June 20, 2022
CPD has leads on the Ja’lon James case, GoFundMe launched to support family
"He was an energetic and warm-hearted child. His love for his family was obvious to everyone who knew him."
June 17, 2022
Ja’lon James, 11, struck in N. Lawndale is 3rd Chicago child killed in 2 weeks
An 11-year-old boy was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver this morning near North Lawndale College Prep school.
June 16, 2022
Wilberto Rivera, 67, died 2 weeks after being struck on North Ave. in Humboldt Park
While the driver told police Rivera appeared to be intoxicated, according to the Chicago municipal code, it was still the motorist's responsibility to avoid striking him.
June 16, 2022
LaSpata said bikeway blockage 311 service requests can result in tickets. CDOT denies this.
Ald. Daniel LaSpata announced that Chicagoans can hold bikeway blockers accountable by creating a 311 service request that includes photos of the vehicle obstructing the lane and its license plates.
June 15, 2022
