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Pedestrian Fatalities

Turning trucker allegedly disobeyed signal and fatally struck man, 44, next to Juarez High in Pilsen

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Bicycling

Lily Grace Shambrook, 3, killed by trucker, is 2nd recent child fatality on/near Leland

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Driving

Semi-truck driver fatally struck Luis Galdos, 41, on North Avenue in Humboldt Park

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Dozens of cyclists lined the Milwaukee Avenue bike lane to protest Carla Aiello’s death

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Trucker who killed expectant mother Elizabeth Boshardy, 29, got a single failure-to-yield ticket

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Turning Trucker With No Side Guards Killed Anthony Macedo, 14, in Gage Park

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Johnel Washington, Killed in Austin by Trucker, Was 3rd On-Street Bike Fatality of 2017

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