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Turning (wheels) 55: Riding the CTA’s entire #55 Garfield bus line from Midway to the MSI on my birthday
SBC readers may remember that a year ago I took a busman's holiday, or rather a transit writer's getaway, by checking out the promised Frequent Network 10-minutes-or-better bus intervals on the #54 Cicero bus, which debuted that day. Not coincidentally, the date was March 23, my 54th birthday.
March 25, 2026
Drivers fatally struck Stevenson Mays, 59, in West Englewood; Eric S. Wills, 49, in Gresham
Drivers have fatally struck eight people walking in Chicago so far this year.
February 15, 2023
Turning Van Driver Fatally Struck Kiare Woods, 2, in West Englewood Last Week
The boy was the ninth on-street Chicago pedestrian fatality of 2018.
April 25, 2018
Driver Charged in Death of Cyclist Carlos D. Ocana-Castillo, 21, in West Englewood
Update 3/6/18 11:30 AM: According to Police News Affairs, Motorist Kiara Black, 22, of Country Club Hills, has been charged with one felony count of failure to report a crash resulting in a death. Black appeared in Central Bond Court on Saturday, March 3.
March 5, 2018
Driver Fatally Struck Johnnie L. Osborne, 62, in West Englewood Last Month
Osborne was the 42nd pedestrian fatality of 2017.
December 6, 2017
Intersection Improvements Needed at Site Where Samyra Lee, 7, Was Killed
Last month the driver of a tractor towing mowing equipment struck and killed seven-year-old Samyra Lee as she crossed an Englewood Street while holding hands with her mother. Changes to the intersection are needed to stop another tragic incident like this from occuring again.
June 9, 2016
Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Pedestrian in West Englewood, Abandons the Car
Police are searching for the motorist who fatally struck a 48-year-old man in the West Englewood neighborhood, fled the scene, and then abandoned the car nearby.
June 4, 2015