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Hit-and-run driver killed cancer survivor Sophie Elizabeth Allen, 27, near Wrigley Field
Sadly, Allen won't have the opportunity to enjoy the rest of the life she fought so hard for, due to the recklessness and cowardice of a driver who didn't even have the decency to take responsibility for his actions.
August 17, 2021
Thomas Travers, 59, fatally struck while biking in on Milwaukee in Jefferson Park
If a CDOT proposal for a road diet with protected bike lanes hadn't been blocked by local drivers led by an aldermanic candidate, Travers might still be alive.
July 28, 2021
Off-duty cop who reportedly ran stop sign, killing boy on bike, issued citation
While the police union president said "any person could be in [the driver's] shoes," witnesses tell a different story.
July 15, 2021
Drivers killed 2 people walking in the Loop and Avalon Park Memorial Day Weekend
Motorists struck and killed a 55-year-old woman on Friday evening in the Loop, as well as a 72-year-old man on Saturday afternoon in Avalon Park.
June 1, 2021
“School of Rock” drummer Kevin Clark is second cyclist killed at Logan/Western within 13 years
This second bike fatality at Logan/Western in 13 years underscores the fact that we can't wait any longer for safety improvements at this location.
May 26, 2021
Logan pedestrian fatality highlights how IDOT control of Chicago streets makes us less safe
This horrifying incident has laid bare how the Illinois Department of Transportation having final say on changes to many Chicago streets makes our city more dangerous.
April 13, 2021
Hit-and-run minivan driver struck and killed Kenneth Harvey Burender, 32, in Ashburn
The victim was the seventh pedestrian killed on Chicago streets this year.
April 7, 2021
Hit-and-run driver in custody after killing male pedestrian on South Side
The victim was the sixth pedestrian killed in Chicago this year.
March 26, 2021
Reckless, unlicensed driver cut short the life of Kawantis Robinson, 5, in Englewood
Kwantis's death was a particularly tragic example of the senseless destruction regularly inflicted by Chicago's car-centric transportation system.
March 22, 2021
Woman on bike struck by driver in West Lawn is first Chicago cycling fatality of 2021
The right-turning driver who struck the victim received multiple citations.
March 8, 2021
