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General Iron’s relocation to the Southeast Side is a mobility justice issue
By Courtney Cobbs |
We cannot expect residents to take up active transportation when their environment puts them at greater risk of respiratory disease.
Woman on bike struck by driver in West Lawn is first Chicago cycling fatality of 2021
By John Greenfield |
The right-turning driver who struck the victim received multiple citations.
Today’s Headlines for Monday, March 8
By John Greenfield |
3 killed in Mount Prospect after driver strikes another motorist leaving shopping plaza (ABC) Right-turning driver fatally struck a female, possibly on a bike, in West Lawn (Sun-Times) SSL rider, 33, in critical condition after rail officer shot him during struggle at Hegewisch (WGN) Driver crashes into Portage Park gown cleaning business, charges may be […]
Driver fatally struck pedestrian Refaat Shafikmeshreki, 71, in Douglas
By John Greenfield |
Shafikmeshreki was the fourth person walking on Chicago streets killed this year.
REPORT: Increase in Death Rate in 2020 Highest One-Year Spike in Almost a Century
By Kea Wilson |
The death rate from car crashes in the U.S. spiked 24 percent in 2020 compared to the previous year.
Archer Heights group: Traffic cams are needed to address traffic violence epidemic
By John Greenfield |
"Looking the other way on speeding, or claiming that enforcing the speed limit is a cash grab, sends the message that deadly speeding is no big deal – and that our neighborhoods can be ignored."