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The negligent driver who killed Steve Bender on his bike was merely cited for failure to reduce speed. His family wants tougher state laws.
On the afternoon of Wednesday, May 29, 2024, in beautiful late-spring weather, Steve Bender, 73, bicycled east from his home in the Chicago suburb of Tinley Park. According to his wife Mary, he was riding an orange Orbea road bike and wearing a bright blue jersey, making him easy to see. They were planning to celebrate their 52nd wedding anniversary the next month.
January 11, 2026
Collaborators behind new “Black Perspectives on Public Transit” website discuss their analysis
"We're not going to fix decades of inequitable investment in one year, and things like the high-frequency bus network and the Red Line Extension are really important, but the work isn't done."
January 9, 2026
Tragically, two more CDOT records of 2025 pedestrian deaths on Chicago surface streets bring the total number of fatalities to 28
Streetsblog Chicago's Fatality Tracker series seeks to document all deadly pedestrian and bicycle crashes on surface streets within the city of Chicago. Our goal is to draw attention to the need for policy and infrastructure changes to help prevent these kind of tragedies.
January 8, 2026
The future of Soldier Field is bear-ish without transit investment
But building a rail connection between the Metra Electric / South Shore Line corridor and Union Station to ease game day commutes could help encourage the team to stay.
January 7, 2026
Round 5 of the dueling Archer Avenue rallies, plus ex-alder George Cardenas enters the chat with a windshield POV
I've reported on most of the Monday evening dueling anti- and pro- Archer Avenue traffic safety project rallies over the past month or so. But I took a break from showing up on Monday, December 29, when the fourth of the competing demonstration sessions took place, in front of Ald. Julia Ramirez's 12th Ward office, 3868 S. Archer Ave.
January 6, 2026
We’ve got receipts: Emails show Ald. Ramirez gave NBC full info on Archer project, dueling rallies. Why didn’t that make it into lopsided TV report?
There has already been some really bad reporting on the Archer Avenue traffic safety project in Brighton Park. Looking at you, CBS Chicago's Jermont Terry.
January 5, 2026
Drop it like it’s hot! A train + bike pilgrimage to Whiting, IN for the New Year’s Eve Pierogi Drop
This post isn't completely within Streetsblog Chicago's wheelhouse, but I thought many of our readers would enjoy it, so I wrote it up over the weekend for fun.
January 5, 2026
The new street design of Logan Square’s Centennial Monument traffic circle area has room for improvement
The new, decades-in-the-making street redesign of the Logan Square Centennial Monument area (known for its eagle-topped pillar) was officially completed in early November. While there are many benefits of the new layout, after the traffic circle rehab has been in its final state for over a month, user reviews are mixed.
December 24, 2025
Round 3 of dueling Archer rallies: Almost all of the dozens of project supporters said they live on the SW Side. Opponents declined interviews.
If you're a sustainable transportation reporter and advocate like me, always looking for important and interesting stories about livable streets issues, the Archer Avenue traffic safety project debate is the gift that keeps on giving.
December 23, 2025
