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“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
Driver fatally struck pedestrian Refaat Shafikmeshreki, 71, in Douglas
Shafikmeshreki was the fourth person walking on Chicago streets killed this year.
March 6, 2021
Driver, possibly fleeing traffic stop, fatally struck Lakisel Thomas, 43, in Englewood
Thomas was the third pedestrian killed on Chicago streets this year.
February 24, 2021
Demetrio Ruiz Macias, 47, killed by hit-and-run driver, was the 9th Chicago bike fatality this year
Macias was struck a few blocks away from where another motorist killed Araceli Gutierrez, 48, and her nephew Giovanne Bucio, 12, as they walked last week.
December 30, 2020
Driver killed Araceli Gutierrez, 48, and Giovanne Bucio, 12, during Christmas preparations
Drivers have killed 34 pedestrians on Chicago streets this year.
December 26, 2020
