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Once again, car-centric streets contribute to death of a child on a bike, Julian Medina, 14

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Chicago’s car-centric streets take the life of another child, Taha Khan, 5, in Sauganash

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

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A witness discusses how a negligent postal worker killed Joshua Avina, 15, on his bike

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Stop the child killings. Joshua Avina-Luna, 15, hit by van driver on bike, is 4th kid to die this month.

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Ja’lon James, 11, struck in N. Lawndale is 3rd Chicago child killed in 2 weeks

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Lily Grace Shambrook, 3, killed by trucker, is 2nd recent child fatality on/near Leland

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