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New state transportation chief hopes for ‘a good kind of disruption’
Gia Biagi made her name building parks. Now, she’s leading the department that oversees more than 145,000 miles of roads, ...
Multiple dogs shocked by stray voltage from light poles, manholes in Chicago
Dan Frantz's 3-year-old American Staffordshire terrier was among the dogs who suffered electric shocks recently. Frantz ...
Chicago City Council rejects bid to lower default speed limit to 25 mph
Ald. Daniel La Spata (1st), the chief sponsor of the ordinance, had argued a lower speed limit was necessary to protect ...
Lawmakers push for camera enforcement of law to crack down on drivers parked illegally near O'Hare
The ABC7 I-Team has learned an enforcement snafu is putting the brakes on a new law designed to help crack down on motorists ...
FOX 32 Chicago on MSN6d
Chicago alderman to again push for 25 mph citywide speed limit
A Chicago alderman will again push for a vote to lower the citywide speed limit to 25 mph at Wednesday’s City Council meeting ...
WTTW5d
City Council Votes 21-28 to Reject Push to Lower Chicago’s Default Speed Limit to 25 MPH
The measure failed after nearly all members of the City Council’s Black Caucus voted against it because of concerns that the ...
New state transportation boss looking to cure Kennedy construction ‘headache,' focus on speeding up projects
Gia Biagi, the state's new acting transportation secretary, quit as commissioner of Chicago's Transportation Department shortly after Mayor Brandon Johnson took office.
Crain's Chicago Business5d
City Council rejects bid to lower speed limit to 25mph
A study by the Chicago Department of Transportation showed a pedestrian struck at 30 mph is twice as likely to be killed as someone struck at 25 mph, according to the study. In 2023, 136 people ...