Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Roscoe Village Bikes

IL drivers whose licenses were suspended for non-moving violations can get them reinstated (Block Club) Fatal crash that may have been caused by medical emergency shut down 2 miles of SB LSD (CBS) Community activist asks hit-and-run driver who injured his sister to turn themself in (ABC) Police: SUV driver struck parked CTA bus in […]

CPD: Police chase after man, 43, critically shot ended with crash at Montrose/Western (WGN) Police chase for “minor traffic violation” on LSD ends with crash by Burnham Harbor (Sun-Times) Man charged for driving while high in possible 1st pot-related DUI in IL after legalization (CBS) Metra train hit semi in Edgebrook yesterday, the 2nd Metra/vehicle […]

Lightfoot blasts proposal to freeze development near The 606 for 14 months (Block Club) How climate change is contributing to the destruction of the Lakefront Trail (Curbed) Motorist killed male pedestrian in Aurora and fled the scene (ABC) Driver who killed Alejandro Arzeta, 46, in Des Plaines charged with homicide, DUI (NBC) Forbes checks out […]

Workers are digging 70-foot-deep shafts for the foundation of the Belmont Flyover (Block Club) Mark S. Brown, 47, killed in Aurora after fleeing traffic stop (Tribune) Child critically injured in 2-car Portage Park crash involving 10 people (CBS) Bystanders rescue driver after fiery crash at Mt. Prospect strip mall (CBS) 2 teenage girls charged in […]

Hit-and-run driver killed male pedestrian in Harvey on Christmas Day (Sun-Times) Drunk driver struck deputy who was blocking traffic at fatal crash site in Volo (NBC) 3 injured, including 2 police officers, in West Woodlawn crash (NBC) 5 cars involved in wrong-way crash on Dan Ryan near 79th, driver charged with DUI (CBS) Gas station […]

Chicago’s Low-Income Housing Trust Fund subsidizing unsafe units, new audit shows (Sun-Times) CTA bus driver who was fired after striking a cyclist in River North racked up overtime pay (WTTW) Semi-truck driver crashes in Volo, spills garbage all over the road (CBS) After a terrifying crash in Arlington Heights, residents want traffic calming (NBC) Police: […]

CBS: Better signage is needed to clear up driver confusion about Western bus lanes Driver fatally struck Robert Szabo, 52, in Lombard, said “He’ll be OK,” and drove off (Tribune) Hit-and-run driver fatally struck Akin Jones, 22, in Proviso Township (Sun-Times) Retired priest accused of hit-and-run DUI crash that killed Catholic school teacher Rone Leja, […]

Cabbies react to the new ride-hail tax, decrease in the taxi medallion license renewal fee (Tribune) Victim-blaming about the Carla Aiello and Lee Luellen bike fatality cases in Austin Weekly News Man critically injured by CTA bus driver last month in Chatham is suing the CTA (Sun-Times) Possible Metra extension into Kendall County focus of […]

Cyclist killed at 67th/Stoney Island in Grand Crossing identified as Lee Luellen, 40 (Sun-Times) 3 recently bike fatalities took place as Chicago falls behind peer cities on protected lanes (Sun-Times) Hit-and-run driver struck man in 3200 block of W. Madison in East Garfield Saturday night (CBS) Sun-Times columnist Laura Washington wrote another pro-Uber op-ed, we […]

Greg Hinz calls out “Uber’s phony war against Lightfoot’s ride-hailing tax” in Crain’s Transportation experts endorse Lori’s Uber plan, which would generate $2M for CTA (Crain’s) Former “Straight Dope” writer Ed Zotti calls for cheaper, CTA-integrated MED service (Sun-Times) 5 injured, including 3 children, in south Austin crash (CBS) Driver, 72, critically injures 5-year-old boy […]

Trucker fatally struck Nancy Rainey, 56, in Des Plaines, in location with no crosswalks (Patch) Driver jumped curb in Evanston last week, breaking leg of male pedestrian, 37 (Evanston Now) Red Line rerouted yesterday to elevated tracks Wednesday due to problem at Grand (ABC) Downed tree, power lines cleared from Metra Rock Island tracks in […]

City urges commuters to use CTA since teachers union rally will take over downtown streets (WGN) Officials discuss their strategies for coping with rising lake levels this winter (Block Club) Genoa City, WI, police announce internal review of chase that ended in fatal Fox Lake crash (Tribune) 2 hospitalized after 3-vehicle crash in South Loop […]