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Driving

Why haven’t police arrested the driver who killed Linda Mensch?

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Bicycling

Cyclist George Sawicki, 70, died after he “struck” illegally parked truck on Museum Campus Drive

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Hit-and-run driver killed cancer survivor Sophie Elizabeth Allen, 27, near Wrigley Field

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Thomas Travers, 59, fatally struck while biking in on Milwaukee in Jefferson Park

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Off-duty cop who reportedly ran stop sign, killing boy on bike, issued citation

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

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“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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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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