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West Loop

Traffic Fatalities

CPD: Driver caused death of Aurea Gutierrez, 31, in the West Loop early Sunday morning, fled the scene

While CPD's Community Alert described this as a pedestrian fatality, the crash report says Aurea Gutierrez was on the roof of an SUV before the driver hit a chain link fence.

September 18, 2023
Driving

Driver who ran stop sign fatally struck James R. Thompson, 26, in West Loop, fled

March 31, 2023
Bicycling

Fulton and Randolph are now rezoned as people-friendly Pedestrian Streets

January 17, 2022
Chicago Policy

New Metra station proposed near Kinzie/Ashland, but it wouldn’t open until at least 2032

October 15, 2021
Chicago Policy

LG Development plan would squander land near Morgan station with an anti-TOD

April 22, 2021
Bicycling

The Hubbard bikeway backlash reflects the problems with how Chicago installs bike lanes

February 2, 2021
Bicycling

What does the city’s new Fulton Market plan propose in terms of transportation?

January 19, 2021
Bus Transit

Building a 500-car garage in the West Loop is counterproductive to fighting climate change

September 11, 2020
Streetsblog Chicago

Chicago’s Cafe Streets have been hugely successful. Let’s make them permanent.

September 1, 2020
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