• Driver killed Justin Fanslau, 51, in Hammond grocery store lot and fled the scene (NWI Times)
• Officer suffered severe facial injuries after being dragged by driver during traffic stop (CBS)
• Multiple crashes reported on Dan Ryan expressway as slick conditions continue (CBS)
• Police seeking man wanted for phone robbery on CTA train in Bronzeville (Fox)
• Bus drivers wouldn’t let passenger on shirtless w/ mask, let him on mask-less w/ shirt (HPH)
• ATA: The Rte. 53 extension was a bad idea — let’s make sure it never happens
• Need a gift idea — how about a used bike or accessories from West Town? (Block Club)
• Volunteers sought for December 5 Humboldt Boulevard cleanup event (Block Club)

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Streetsblog Chicago will be off Thursday and Friday.

Here are some tips on preventing the spread of COVID-19, and advice for Chicagoans on what to do if you think you may have been exposed to the virus.

I’d like to give a big thanks to everyone who has donated so far to help Streetsblog Chicago raise $50K by January 1. Along with the $75K pledged by the Chicago Community Trust for our 2021 budget, this will allow us to promote assistant editor Courtney Cobbs to co-editor and launch a new weekly series on mobility justice issues impacting Chicago’s Latino communities. Can you help us win the grant by chipping in? You can make a tax-exempt donation here.

Thanks for your support, and enjoy your autumn.

– John Greenfield, editor, Streetsblog Chicago

• COVID theft spike: Chicago Stolen Bike Registry has seen a 48% increase in submissions (Sun-Times)
• Tribune looks at the Fair Transit South Cook pilot, launching in January
• 3 people injured, 1 seriously, in Schaumburg crash after driver fails to yield (CBS)
• Crestwood officer seriously hurt after driver crashes into stopped squad car (ABC)
• Chicago History Museum unveils plans for plaza renovation, history trail (Block Club)
• New mural comes to The Plant food business incubator in Back of the Yards (Sun-Times)
• Mobility justice group Equiticity hopes to raise $10K by end of the year

Get national headlines at Streetsblog USA

Here are some tips on preventing the spread of COVID-19, and advice for Chicagoans on what to do if you think you may have been exposed to the virus.

I’d like to give a big thanks to everyone who has donated so far to help Streetsblog Chicago raise $50K by January 1. Along with the $75K pledged by the Chicago Community Trust for our 2021 budget, this will allow us to promote assistant editor Courtney Cobbs to co-editor and launch a new weekly series on mobility justice issues impacting Chicago’s Latino communities. Can you help us win the grant by chipping in? You can make a tax-exempt donation here.

Thanks for your support, and enjoy your autumn.

– John Greenfield, editor, Streetsblog Chicago