Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Chatham

Surveillance image of the car. Image: CPD

Hit-and-Run Driver Killed Pedestrian Louis Jerry Ward, 74, in Chatham Last March

By John Greenfield | Jun 13, 2019 | No Comments

The Chicago Police Department initially classified the case as a bicycle fatality, but officials now say there have been no Chicago bike death so far in 2019.

The ghost bike for Jezniah Smith, who was fatally struck at Division and Humboldt in 2017. A cyclist who was killed in March of this year on 87th near the Dan Ryan has not yet been identified. Photo: Chicago Ride of Silence

Pedestrian Deaths Are Down 40%, but a March Bike Fatality Went Unreported

By Lynda Lopez and John Greenfield | Jun 10, 2019 | 6 Comments

Overall traffic on-street deaths are down 30 percent compared to this time last year.

The new Chatham parklet. Photo: James Porter

CDOT Creates a New “Off-the-Shelf” Parklet Design, Installs a Prototype in Chatham

By James Porter and John Greenfield | Nov 6, 2018 | 3 Comments

The project was funded by a $30,000 Livable Communities grant from the AARP.

79th and Cottage Grove. Image: Google Maps.

Hit-and-Run Driver Fatally Struck Male Pedestrian in Chatham and Dragged Him 5 Blocks

By John Greenfield | Oct 30, 2018 | 5 Comments

The victim was the 36th Chicago on-street pedestrian fatality of 2018.

Julia Callaway and her husband Daniel Brown.

Julia Callaway, 55, Fatally Struck by Driver Fleeing Police

By Steven Vance | May 11, 2018 | 1 Comment

Callaway was the 11th pedestrian killed on Chicago streets this year.

78th and Cottage Grove. Image: Google Street View

Brenda April Mares, 22, Was Fatally Struck in Chatham

By John Greenfield | Nov 6, 2017 | No Comments

Blue Island resident Brenda April Mares, 22, was fatally struck in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood last Wednesday. According to police, the driver of a Toyota Corolla ran over Mares at 78th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue at about 11 p.m. The motorist told responding officers that the victim had been lying in the street when he […]

The 8100 block of South Cottage Grove. Image: Google Street View

Hit-and-Run Driver Killed Dominique Willbourn, 39, in Chatham

By John Greenfield | Aug 15, 2017 | 2 Comments

Police have released photos of a vehicle and a suspect from the hit-and-run crash.

Transit Advocate: TOD Could Revitalize Area Around the 95th Red Line Stop

By John Greenfield | Aug 2, 2016 | 8 Comments

Last week at a town hall meeting hosted by the North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council, West Chesterfield resident and transit advocate Michael LaFargue discussed efforts to improve transportation access and encourage investment on the Far South Side. LaFargue, a board member with the Red Line Extension Coalition, and Active Transportation Alliance community liaison Cynthia Hudson […]

Eyes on the Streets: New Bike Lanes and Pedestrian Facilities on Vincennes

By John Greenfield | Sep 17, 2015 | 3 Comments

Vincennes Avenue, which runs southwest from the 69th Street Red Line to the city limits, is one of the bike-priority Spoke Routes identified in the City’s Streets for Cycling Plan 2020. Vincennes already had conventional bike lanes running from the train stop to 76th, and protected and buffered lanes from 84th to 103rd. Earlier this […]

Eyes on the Street: The State Street Road Diet

By John Greenfield | Sep 16, 2015 | 7 Comments

Earlier this summer the Chicago Department of Transportation implemented a complete streets overhaul on State Street between 69th and 79th, in Park Manor and Chatham, as part of effort to slow down car traffic and make the area friendlier to pedestrians. Located just east of the Dan Ryan, the street is essentially a frontage road, […]

Sawyer Hopes State Street Road Diet Will Revitalize Struggling Business Strip

By John Greenfield | May 13, 2015 | 18 Comments

State Street between 69th and 79th, in Park Manor and Chatham, is currently a pretty grim roadway. Located just east of the Dan Ryan, it’s essentially a frontage road, which drivers treat as an extension of the expressway. The pavement is a moonscape, and the street is lined with a motley mix of retail. However, 6th […]

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