Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Wicker Park Apartments

Van Driver Killed Kiare Woods, 2, While He Was Walking With Aunt in Englewood (Tribune) Hit-and-Run Driver Fatally Struck Dorata Gieslinska, 56, in Boystown (Sun-Times) Man Sexually Assaulted and Robbed Woman on Francisco Platform (Sun-Times) Sun-Times: IDOT Should Keep Releasing Data About Racially Biased Police Stops Drawbridge Malfunction Causes Delays on Two Metra Lines (Tribune) Project to […]

When “Listening to the Community” Leads to Exclusionary Housing Policies (MPC) Police Investigate Fatal Rogers Park Crash (Sun-Times) Man Charged in Buffalo Grove Crash That Injured 10 People (Tribune) New DUI Policy: Refuse Breath Test, Cop Will Seek Instant Warrant for Blood Draw (Tribune) Unauthorized Person on Tracks Causes Major Delay on Pink Line (NBC) […]

Increase in Traffic, Pedestrian Stops by U. of C. Police, Racial Disparities (Chicago Reporter) Blackhawks Honor 15 Canadian Hockey Players Killed in Saskatchewan Crash (Tribune) Driver Opens Door on Cyclist, 14, in Logan Square, Critically Injuring Him (Sun-Times) Duckworth Blocks Republican Attempt to Gut Americans With Disabilities Act (Rewire.News) Experts Discuss Why Having Humans Monitor […]

Critics: IL EPA Let Corporations Dictate How to Spend $109M Volkswagen Settlement (BGA) Rauner Is Opposed to Any Gas Tax Increase for Infrastructure (INN) 3 Killed After Ambulance Driver Crashes Into Building in Bellwood (Tribune) Teen Fatally Struck Man Walking in Aurora Saturday Night, No Citations (Sun-Times) Chicago Man Gets 5 Years for Fatal DUI […]

Finance Committee OKs Borrowing $4B to Start $8.5B O’Hare Expansion (Sun-Times) Driver Charged With Reckless Homicide in Fatal Little Village Crash (Sun-Times) Northwestern Transportation Expert Discusses Arizona AV Fatality on Chicago Tonight Suspicious Package Leads to Temporary Shutdown of Garfield Red Line Stop (Sun-Times) CDOT Releases List of 135 Miles of Roads to Be Repaved […]

Pritzker, Who Voiced Support for Sustainable Transportation, Wins Nominations (Tribune) Boring Company & O’Hare Xpress LLC Are the Finalists for O’Hare Express RFP (Tribune) Committee Expected to Approve Point-to-Point Car-Share Ordinance This Week (Sun-Times) Tribune Editorial Lays Equal Blame on Drivers and Pedestrians for Rise in Fatalities Driver Rear-Ends CTA Bus in Englewood, Injuring 10 People […]

Glenview Residents Pack Forum on Amtrak Project (Tribune) Parade Route and Road Closures for Downtown St. Patrick’s Day Parade (WGN) Rahm Moving Full Speed Ahead on O’Hare Expansion (Crain’s) Columbus Drive Bridge to be Closed Tomorrow for Testing (Sun-Times) Poll Says Participants Support O’Hare Express Line (Crain’s) CTA Adding Passenger Information Bar to Digital Platform […]

More Coverage of Yesterday’s MBAC Discussion of Racial Profiling of Cyclists (Tribune, NBC, ABC) Arne Duncan Will Lead Obama Center’s New Community Development Nonprofit (Crain’s) 6 Injured After SUV Driver Turns in Front of a CTA Bus in Englewood (ABC) Homeless Coalition: Using Armed Guards on State Street Sets a Dangerous Precedent (Crain’s) Delays of […]

1 Dead, All Inbound Lanes of Eisenhower Blocked After Crash (ABC) Reckless Homicide Charge for Fatal 2016 DUI in Craigin (Sun-Times) Active Trans Discusses the Increase in Chicago Traffic Deaths in 2017 CTA Service Temporarily Suspended After White Powder Found at Lake Red Line Stop (CBS) Armed Private Security Guards Have Begun Patrolling State Street […]

$8.5B O’Hare Expansion Proposal Would Nearly Double Airport’s Size (Tribune) Metra Ridership Fell 4.4 Percent Over Last 4 Years, Railroad Is Buying Locomotives (Tribune) While Rahm Fixates on O’Hare Express, Blue Line Overcrowding Needs to Be Addressed (Tribune) CTA Ironworker and Foreman Tommy Gardiner Killed in Car Crash (Sun-Times) Red Line Passengers Tackle Man Who […]

Hertz’s Book “The Battle of Lincoln Park” Is Relevant to Current Gentrification Fights (Crain’s) Heavy Rain Is Causing Flooding and Road Closures Around the Region (WGN) Hit-and-Run Driver Causes Rollover Crash on Near West Side (NBC) Survivor of Fatal 1977 Loop Green Line Crash Wants to Find Officers Who Rescued Her (Fox) Active Trans and […]