Ariel Reboyras

The cams have been proven to reduce crashes, and support from locals gives the city political cover to implement this often-unpopular technology.

PNC Bank is proposing to demolish one of its branches at the corner of Milwaukee and Belmont in Avondale in favor of a car-centric design.

At today’s City Council meeting, an ordinance regulating pedicabbers – and banning them from downtown streets – passed with almost no opposition. Operators say that the new rules will put them out of business, since they’ll be prohibited from operating in the Loop during rush hours, as well as Michigan and State, between Oak and Congress, at all times. The law, which Mayor Rahm Emanuel praised, goes into effect on June 7.

[This piece also runs in Checkerboard City, John's column in Newcity magazine, which hits the streets on Wednesday evenings.]