Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Total Charters

More coverage of Dorval Carter’s ghosting of his own City Council hearing (Block Club, Tribune, Crain’s, WTTW) Road diet opponent John Garrido talks about pedestrian injury crash on 4-lane high-speed Devon in Norwood Park  (ABC) Man charged in 9/6 murder of Michael Byrnes, 41, at LaSalle/Van Buren says victim shouldn’t have fought back (Sun-Times) Man […]

After cop with no lights, sirens on fatally struck Denise Blidy on bike in Burbank, independent agency investigates (NBC) Driver charged with homicide after running stop sign in N. Lawndale, making woman lose pregnancy (My Stateline) Police chase ends with suspect striking and injuring two octogenarians waiting for bus in Belmont Cragin (ABC) Semi driver […]

Lakeview’s Ald. Tom Tunney (44th), zoning chair who voted to raise speed cam threshold, stepping down (Sun-Times) Police release surveillance images of red SUV whose driver fatally struck Taha Khan, 5, in Sauganash (ABC) CPD releases image of white Kia Optima sedan whose driver seriously injured a senior walking at 51st/Michigan (FOX) Teen in good condition […]

Driver crossed lanes on Kane County road Monday morning and killed motorist Marcus Jones, 45 (CBS) Jeffery Pub hit-and-run victim Donald Huey had moved to LA, was visiting family when he was killed (Block Club) Oak Brook leaders want to ban panhandling in the street, arguing it’s a pedestrian safety issue (Tribune) Condo building that […]

Head of civil engineers group: “Please widen the Ike, encouraging more driving, so we can make more money.” (Sun-Times) WBEZ takes a closer look at the CTA’s efforts to address its reliability problems DePaul transit expert Joe Schwieterman weighs in on plan for additional policing of CTA (CBS) Man shot in thigh Sunday night at […]

Girl, 14, waiting at 79th bus stop killed, 3 injured after Mercedes driver runs red, striking a Jeep (ABC) Father dies days after wrong-way driver struck van he was driving in McHenry County, killing his family (NBC) 17-year-old girl in critical condition after striking tree near Diversey/Ashland in Lakeview (CBS) After Diuntel Moon, 29, fatally […]

Climate activists call on CTA to cancel diesel bus plans. They should also call for effective bus lanes (Sun-Times) South Siders hope the Red Line extension, Transit TIF will bring jobs and development (Block Club) Speeding SUV driver hits tree, crashes into Pete’s Fresh Market in West Elsdon, no injuries, occupants flee (ABC) Driver plowed […]

Crains: A deep dive into census data shows grounds for cautious optimism about Chicago Developer of One Central boondoggle, including dubious “transit hub,” backs Lightfoot’s proposal to dome Soldier Field (Sun-Times) Can North Michigan Avenue regain its magnificence? (Chicago Magazine) Driver fatally struck pedestrian Ignacio Torres, 47, late Wednesday night at 154th/Cicero in Oak Forest […]

Lightfoot says she won’t “sit idly by” and allow alders to essentially raise default speed limit to 39 (CBS) Remembering Hannah Hayes, writer, teacher, and activist killed in Bronzeville hit-and-run (ABC, HP Herald) Child among five injured in crash on Eisenhower Expressway near Kedzie (ABC) SUV driver inflicts head injury on woman walking bike in […]

Driver fleeing traffic stop crashed into the front porch of house, injuring child, in Jefferson Park (ABC) CPD: 2 Chicago police officers hurt after driver blows red light, crashes into squad car (Sun-Times) Amtrak train bound for Chicago was below speed limit before fatal crash in Missouri, NTSB says (Tribune) Man, 42, critically injured in […]

After mayor delayed Council vote on Beale’s ordinance to allow deadly speeds, he calls her a “dictator” (Sun-Times) More coverage of CTA ghost trains and buses: “It just never arrives” (FOX) SUV driver struck sedan at 87th/Ashland, fatally injuring a girl, 13, and injuring 4 other sedan occupants (NBC) Lamarke Smith, 34, in coma after […]