Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Portage Park

Right-Turning Cement Truck Driver Kills Young Woman on Bike

By John Greenfield | Jul 8, 2014 | 20 Comments

View Larger Map The crash site at Cicero and Belmont. 28-year-old Portage Park resident Barbara “Barbie” Eno was killed on her bicycle last Thursday by a right-turning cement truck driver. That morning, Eno had cycled to the Secretary of State’s office to replace a stolen ID and was returning to her home on the 4800 […]

Bicyclist Dies After Crash at Central and Addison in Portage Park

By John Greenfield | Jul 24, 2013 | 10 Comments

View Larger Map The Central and Addison intersection, from the cyclist’s point of view. A 33-year-old bicyclist died early this morning from injuries sustained in a crash Monday afternoon in the Portage Park neighborhood, according to Officer Jose Estrada from Police News Affairs. The cyclist, identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office as Rafael […]