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Bicycling

Hit-and-run driver killed Pablo Rodriguez, 55, on bike in East Side community

Sharon Hoyer

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The new larger Sundays on State car-free fest is awesome. Here’s how it could be even better.

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Driving

Angela Short, 14, was 2nd person killed at a Chicago bus stop this year

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Chicago Policy

Will Catalpa in Andersonville get a watered-down half-measure, or a vibrant pedestrian space?

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Lawrence Ware, 52, killed in West Garfield, is 2nd Chicago hit-and-run ped fatality in 3 days

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Hit-and-run driver fatally struck Octavio Bahena Urquiza, 38, in Hermosa

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City seeks feedback on draft ten-year “We Will Chicago” plan including transportation goals

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Beyond Chicagoland

Lightfoot’s ex-deputy mayor of public security to John Kass: I pack heat on the CTA

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New group Chicago, Bike Grid Now! pushes for network of traffic-calmed side streets

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Chicagoland’s car-centric transportation system kills another kid on a bike, Zain Jaber