Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about On The Route Bicycles

Driverless Truck Rolled Over Levi Cruz, 2, in Carpentersville, Killing Him (ABC) Motorist Fatally Struck Karla Benavides, 22, After She Exited a Vehicle in Aurora (ABC) Driver Seriously Injured Pedestrian at Irving Park and Lake Shore Drive (ABC) Motorist Arrested for DUI After Injuring a Pedestrian in Forest Park (Sun-Times) The Sun-Times Gives Suburban Red Light Cams […]

One Man Dead, 4 Others Injured In Hit-And-Run Crash Near Willowbrook (CBS) Driver Charged in Fatal Burr Ridge Hit-and-Run Crash (NBC) Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Firefighter in Rogers Park Gets 10 Years Prison (Fox) Bloomingdale Trail Use Increased by 15% This Year, According to Data From Counter (DNA) Riverwalk Architect Discusses the Project on the Eve of […]

Officials Break Ground on Brand New Romeoville Stop on Metra Heritage Line (Tribune) Passenger on Amtrak SW Chief Shot Conductor in Stomach at Naperville Station (Tribune) Police: Woman “Accidentally” Ran Over Friend, Failed to Render Aid While Fleeing Fight (DNA) Lawsuit: Girl Severely Injured by Cop Who Drove Down Street Wrong Way Without Siren (CBS) […]

More Coverage of Public Meeting on Fixing North/Damen/Milwaukee (Active Trans, DNA, Chicagoist) Personal Injury Lawyer Floats Other Ideas for Making North/Damen Safer (Stefani) U. of Illinois Lobbyist Is Being Questioned in IDOT Hiring Scandal Probe (News Gazette) Police: Driver Who Killed 3 Members of Family Was Guilty of Reckless Homicide (Tribune) $6M Settlement for Woman Whose […]

4 Car Occupants Killed After Driver Collides With CTA Bus on 2600 Block of Madison (Tribune) Convicted Sex Offender Gets 15 Years for Assaulting Child on CTA Bus (Tribune) Driver Charged With Felony Hit-and-Run After Critically Injuring Senior in Grand Crossing (CBS) Jury Awards Woman $6M for Injuries Sustained in 2014 Derailment at O’Hare (Sun-Times) […]

Tribune: Obamas Will Be in Town to Unveil Model of Presidential Library on Wednesday Police: Driver Ran Red in West Pullman, Killing Youth Mentor Tevin Jones, 18 (CBS) Plan to Improve Safety in Jeff Park Now Includes PBL, Sharrows on Central Ave. (DNA) What’s Been Done to Improve Safety at Chicago’s Worst Bike Crash Intersections? […]

Metra Launches $216M 2017 Construction Program (RT&S) Police: Slaying of Judge May Have Been Related to 2005 Road Rage Attack (Sun-Times) Three Strategies to Build a Less Segregated Future (MPC) Wrigleyville’s “Surge Pricing” Parking Experiment Started Yesterday (DNA) Cubs Argue That Rules Governing the Plaza at Wrigley Public Space Are Too Restrictive (DNA) Work Begins […]

Study: 1 in 4 Drivers Was Using Phone Before Crash (Tribune) Officer in Unmarked Car Fatally Strikes Driver, 66, in Roseland (CBS) Police Release Image of Vehicle From Fatal Chicago Lawn Crash (Tribune) Judge OKs Lawsuit Alleging Police Code of Silence Led to Fatal DUI Crash (Tribune) Quigley Vows to Keep Federal Money Flowing for […]