Work starts on safe motorcycle lanes alongside Milwaukee Avenue

Work were given below method Monday for brand spanking new safe motorcycle lanes alongside a “high crash” stretch of Milwaukee Avenue within the Logan Square community. The lanes are entering into on Milwaukee between Western and California avenues, a part of a challenge referred to as “Vision Zero,” which has the objective of getting rid of visitors fatalities and critical accidents by means of 2026. Weather allowing, the paintings at the motorcycle lanes is anticipated to take about two weeks, with restricted parking to be had on Milwaukee all the way through that point, town officers stated. Northbound and southbound motorcycle lanes might be created to split other people cycling from automotive visitors and bump outs that can give a

Tom Fallucca reveals bonus enjoyment from the paintings of prepping

Tom Fallucca wrapped up the Labor weekend in correct taste: prepping for deer searching season, searching doves and frogging. “Yeah, it’s one of my favorite weekends of the year,” he messaged. “Sooo much work, but still some time left for hunting and frogging.” For the non-hunters, there's pre-season paintings for deer searching. They nonetheless discovered time to do frogging at a farm pond. “RC and frog legs really hit the spot after doing tree stands and trimming lanes all day in the sun,” Fallucca messaged.

Numbers don’t seem to be the one strategy to measure excellent police paintings

In a piece of writing remaining week on police morale, Mayor Lori Lightfoot touted that morale is excellent as a result of all through a 10-day duration in June, CPD took 600 weapons off the road. That’s the very first thing that destroys police morale — the truth that the mayor and the highest brass attempt to “quantify” crime in line with mere metrics. How many weapons did you grasp? How many stops did you are making? How many site visitors tickets did you write? Ludicrous. Here’s my query to them: If CPD seized 600 weapons, are there with reference to 600 arrests to head with them? There had higher be. Because weapons, an inanimate object, can

Dear Abby: Rude consumers make tough grocery paintings even

DEAR ABBY: I paintings within the deli division of a grocery retailer and feature been suffering in recent times. With the entirety that is happening, persons are crushed and feature been taking it out on us. I requested one particular person, “How are you doing today?” The reaction I were given used to be, “I’m not interested in conversation. Just feed me!” Another who got here to the sign in didn’t utter a unmarried phrase apart from to exclaim, once I introduced her a bottle opener for her soda, “I’ve got it!” Then she snatched her alternate out of my hand. I don’t even get the brunt of it; the cashiers must deal with the worst of it. We

White Sox SS Tim Anderson’s protection continues to be work in

DETROIT — At spring coaching, White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson shared his objectives for this season. He stated he deliberate to be extra constant and disciplined on the plate. Likewise, he needed to commit fewer errors within the infield. Anderson completed the primary objective after which some, however his protection stays a weak a part of his recreation. Anderson owns a league-leading .336 batting common, a large enchancment from his .240 mark final season. But Anderson leads the league in one other stat: Errors. Despite lacking a month resulting from an ankle damage, Anderson has dedicated 25 errors, which is 5 greater than he had in 2018. Anderson has the instruments to be an elite shortstop.

How to encourage extra Chicagoans to work with the police to

The gun violence plaguing Chicago continues to be considered one of our metropolis’s gravest tragedies. It is why many households have left Chicago and why entire communities dwell with PTS (Present Traumatic Stress), residing in fixed concern. It has made kids the street kill of our metropolis. Teddy bears, balloons and yellow police warning tape have develop into our landmarks. Ending gun violence won't be fast or simple, however we should aggressively handle the issue. We can not maintain resorting to shallow Band-Aid options. We will need to have the braveness and dedication to get to the roots. There are 15 or so Chicago neighborhoods which have seen probably the most violence. They endure

Nonprofit to start work on a playground in Englewood

Englewood nonprofit I Grow Chicago will break floor Friday on a brand new playground in an effort to rework vacant heaps into peaceable group areas. The lot, 6415 S. Honore St., sits in the midst of a block with many vacant houses, stated Robbin Carroll, I Grow Chicago founder. Also on the block is the I Grow “Peace House,” a reclaimed deserted home that now serves as a group middle. “What we’re really trying to do, in a block that’s been pretty much abandoned, is allow for connection and belonging and community space for gathering again,” Carroll stated. Ald. Raymond Lopez (15th) will converse on the floor breaking. Construction is predicted to be completed by the tip