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Drivers killed 2 people walking in the Loop and Avalon Park Memorial Day Weekend

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Bicycling

“School of Rock” drummer Kevin Clark is second cyclist killed at Logan/Western within 13 years

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Logan pedestrian fatality highlights how IDOT control of Chicago streets makes us less safe

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Driving

Hit-and-run minivan driver struck and killed Kenneth Harvey Burender, 32, in Ashburn

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Hit-and-run driver in custody after killing male pedestrian on South Side

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Reckless, unlicensed driver cut short the life of Kawantis Robinson, 5, in Englewood

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Woman on bike struck by driver in West Lawn is first Chicago cycling fatality of 2021

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Driver fatally struck pedestrian Refaat Shafikmeshreki, 71, in Douglas

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Driver, possibly fleeing traffic stop, fatally struck Lakisel Thomas, 43, in Englewood

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Demetrio Ruiz Macias, 47, killed by hit-and-run driver, was the 9th Chicago bike fatality this year

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