Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Englewood

Connie Mangrum, 52, Killed in Possibly Intentional Hit-and-Run Crash in Englewood

By John Greenfield | Oct 19, 2018 | 2 Comments

A hit-and-run van driver fatally struck Connie Mangrum, 52, Thursday morning as she walked in Englewood. Witnesses said the crash appeared to be intentional. According to police, at about 11:15 a.m. Mangrum was walking with Javonte Kirkland, 19, on the 5600 block of South Racine when the driver of a silver van, possibly a Dodge […]

Divvy stations tend to be farther apart in Englewood, left, than on the Near West Side. Both communities will be getting more stations.

Has CDOT Largely Abandoned Its Plan to Increase Divvy Density in Underserved Areas?

By John Greenfield | Aug 27, 2018 | 11 Comments

Last year the department said new stations would largely be going to parts of town with few docks, but today they revealed an apparent change of plans.

Anton Seals on the embankment that could become the Englewood Line. Photo: James Porter

How to Make Sure the Englewood Line Trail Is a Real Asset for the Community

By James Porter | May 8, 2018 | 10 Comments

Anton Seals from Grow Greater Englewood discusses the importance of respecting the neighborhood's history, and learning from the mistakes of The 606.

The intersection of 74th and Halsted, looking east. Image: Google Street View

Driver Kills Man, 45, in Englewood, Flees the Scene, Then Turns Herself in

By John Greenfield | Aug 24, 2017 | No Comments

The victim was the 29th Chicago pedestrian fatality of 2017.

The 7100 block of South Ashland. Image: Google Street View

Allegedly Drunk Driver Fatally Struck Leroy Torrence, 63, in Englewood Saturday

By John Greenfield | Jun 20, 2017 | 1 Comment

The driver who struck and killed 63-year-old Leroy Torrence in Englewood last Satuday night has been charged with aggravated DUI.

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The Black Power Bike Ride: A Journey Through the South Side

By Jessico Dickerson | Jun 2, 2017 | 5 Comments

Cyclists of color chose bicycles as their means of transportation because "for marginalized groups, cycling has historically been a political act."

The abandoned railroad embankment. Photo: Englewood Line

Englewood Line Trail Could Create Recreation and Job Opportunities for Residents

By Jean Khut | Jan 13, 2017 | 21 Comments

The Englewood Line Nature Trail, a proposed two-mile elevated greenway, would run along an unused rail embankment between 58th and 59th streetsm from Hoyne to Wallace avenues.

The Divvy Perimeter Ride: Checking Out Bike-Share in Outlying Communities

By John Greenfield | May 22, 2015 | 9 Comments

[This piece also ran in Checkerboard City, John’s transportation column in Newcity magazine, which hits the streets on Wednesday evenings.] This year’s Divvy bike-share expansion, beefing up the system from 300 docking stations to 476, has moved at warp speed. As of yesterday, 168 of the new stations have been installed since mid-April; The remaining […]

Hit-and-Run Drivers Killed Pedestrians in Englewood and Bridgeport on Friday

By John Greenfield | Jun 18, 2013 | 19 Comments

Last week two different people lost their lives to hit-and-run drivers, in two different South Side neighborhoods, on the same day. Both of the drivers are still at large. On Friday at about 3:40 a.m., a southbound motorist fatally struck Timothy Jones, 41, of the 200 block of South Sacramento, in the 6000 block of […]

Englewood Flyover, Now Under Construction, Will Reduce Metra Delays

By Steven Vance | May 3, 2013 | 27 Comments

The Englewood Flyover is a bridge construction project near 63rd and State Streets that will eventually elevate the tracks for 78 weekday Metra Rock Island trains, so they don’t cross tracks for 60 daily freight and Amtrak trains at the same grade. Work began last September, and construction this weekend will close the Dan Ryan Expressway […]

Can Transportation Options Energize Englewood?

By John Greenfield | Apr 22, 2013 | 15 Comments

[This article also appears in Checkerboard City, John Greenfield’s weekly column in Newcity magazine, which hits the streets on Wednesday evenings.] Most Chicagoans associate Englewood with poverty and crime, but local advocates and activists see it as a neighborhood with untapped potential, with excellent access to public transportation being one of the keys to its […]