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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
35th Ward upgrades include PBLs on Belmont, Kedzie, and protected intersection
Several other sustainable transportation and public space projects are on the horizon in the 35th Ward.
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
At huge rally, demands for safe streets: “Let two beautiful souls, Rafi and Lily, guide us.”
"This is our home... where we should be able to raise our families, where anyone can take a stroll, a bike ride, or ride their scooter without fearing the worst," said Rafi Cardenas' father at the demonstration. "It is evident that our streets are not safe."
June 13, 2022
CPD victim-blamed Lily Shambrook’s mom. Safe streets protest planned this Sunday.
"The city can and should build safe infrastructure to prevent further loss of our friends, family, and loved ones," say protest organizers. "A better future is possible."
June 10, 2022
New perpendicular parking crams in more cars at Montrose Beach, raises safety concerns
Parking was recently reconfigured at Montrose Beach at the request of local alderperson James Cappleman. The new layout raises traffic safety concerns.
June 8, 2022
Pickups and SUVs are driving the pedestrian death epidemic. But the tide may be turning.
While big vehicles are safer for people on the inside, they're more deadly for those on the outside. But there's a movement to require safer automobile designs and create disincentives to owning oversized vehicles.
June 8, 2022
Chicago’s proposed Equitable TOD ordinance would fight segregation and car-depedency
The Lori Lightfoot administration hopes to spur the development of more affordable, parking-lite housing near transit with the proposed "Connected Communities Ordinance."
June 3, 2022
An SUV driver killed Martha Velazquez on Columbus in Ashburn. A road diet is planned.
A four-to-three conversion road diet was already planned on this stretch prior to the tragic crash.
May 31, 2022
