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81-year-old SUV driver kills woman, 64, on bike in unincorporated Libertyville (FOX) Speeding Lexus driver killed another motorist in 4th Ward. Local alder Sophia King voted to allow deadly speeds (ABC) Driver charged with leaving the scene of a deadly crash, failure to reduce speed in Highland Park (Tribune) CTA Red Line evacuated after train […]

WBEZ: Speed cams have “little safety benefit” although UIC found they prevented 100s of injury, fatality crashes Full Connected Communities equitable transit oriented development ordinance now available online 6 injured, 4 critically, when woman, 89, strikes people picnicking in Schiller Woods FP (ABC) Man who lost both legs after hit-and-run on Michigan Avenue heads home […]

Buttigieg, Lightfoot discuss proposals to make transportation more equitable in Chicago (NBC) 2 people die after driver hits sign support beam on Eisenhower near Central Ave. and car splits apart (ABC) Driver dies after they crashed into bridge post in Gresham and vehicle went up in flames (ABC) Driver dies after going off road and […]

More coverage of huge safe streets rally honoring Rafi Cardenas and Lily Shambrook (Block Club, WTTW, ABC, CBS, WGN, FOX) After the rally, a driver killed a man nearby on Irving Park, a 5-lane road that has seen many crashes 7 children injured, 4 seriously, in rollover crash early Sunday morning on I-90 in Hoffman […]

See where candidates for IL secretary of state stand on transportation issues (ATA) Chicago region makes unified push for money to rebuild “overcrowded, dilapidated” Union Station (Crain’s) Woman killed, man hospitalized following a rollover crash on I-55 near Central Ave. (CBS) SUV driver in custody after speeding through red light, injuring 5 kids and police […]

Here are the new rules for minors at Millennium Park (Block Club) 1 person killed, 11 injured in multi-vehicle crash Tuesday morning on I-294 near Willow Road (NBC) At least 5 drivers involved in crash on Tri-State Tollway near Milwaukee Avenue (CBS) Woman, 27, shot in arm near 95th/Dan Ryan Red Line station (NBC) CPD […]

World Economic Forum looks at how Chicagoland’s car-dependence negatively impacts social inclusion Raising the tax on ride-hail to fund the CTA is one campaign promise Lightfoot kept (WBEZ) CPD possibly thwarts CTA crime after man arrested, gun recovered near 87th Street Red Line stop (ABC) In response to Chicago bike death epidemic, National Law Review […]

ATA’s Amy Rynell: If we want drivers to stop killing bike riders on Milwaukee, we need robust PBLs (Sun-Times) CPD chief David Brown says more officers will be deployed in CTA this summer (NBC) Alleged drunken motorist drove into  construction work zone in Lake County, IN early Tuesday (Tribune) Sun-Times editorial: Lawsuit challenging excessive traffic […]

Shocking: Traffic jam creator Willie Wilson rides the ‘L’ (and calls for bringing back conductors) (Sun-Times) Residents weigh in on Lightfoot’s bandwagon-hopping gasoline (and CTA) card giveaway (Tribune) Motorcyclist killed in crash with dump truck driver in Rosemont is 3rd biker fatality in past week (CBS) Driver who killed cyclist Troy Young, 41, in Lombard […]

In addition to COVID, crashes played a role in Chicago life expectancy dropping by 2 years (Block Club) Driver with previous DUI ran red in Broadview, killing another motorist and striking Pace bus (Fox) Motorcyclist killed by driver who failed to yield identified as Taner Kapan, 25, a father of two (ABC) Man, 64, injured […]