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Chicago’s lakefront is no place for ‘expressway’ called DuSable Lake Shore Drive

What we need is a Michigan Avenue-style boulevard along the lakefront, a member of Better Streets Chicago writes.

Chicago Sun-Times

DuSable Lake Shore Drive briefly blocked by protesters calling for ceasefire in Gaza

Around 3 p.m., about 3,000 protesters gathered in the 300 block of South Columbus Drive before continuing onto Lake Shore Drive, Chicago police said. No arrests or citations were reported.

Chicago Sun-Times

2 who died in fiery South DuSable Lake Shore Drive crash identified

Jalean Ewing-Gibbs, 24, who “had a smile that would light up any room,” was among two killed in the crash, his family said. His friend Jaida Rosado Colon, who was a front-seat passenger also died.

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Man who wounded toddler in road rage shooting gets 4 years in plea deal

Deandre Binion is expected to be released from prison next fall under a deal that dropped nearly all charges against him, including attempted murder.

Chicago Sun-Times

Felony charges dropped against man found with guns at Chicago hotel — 2 years after Lightfoot, top cop suggested he planned mass attack

No evidence was ever produced that Keegan Casteel had nefarious intentions when a housekeeper found guns and ammunition in his room at the W Hotel on Lake Shore Drive.

Chicago Sun-Times

CTA bus crash involving a wrong-way SUV driver on South DuSable Lake Shore Drive leaves a woman dead, 15 injured

The crash happened just before 6 a.m. Sunday when a wrong-way SUV crashed into the bus in the northbound lanes near the 4400 block of South DuSable Lake Shore Drive, the police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

NASCAR’s not the first to use Chicago as a sports arena, venue

As the NASCAR drivers take to Chicago’s streets, we remember other times this city has opened its roadways to provide a venue for national and local sports events.

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Crowd mourns CFD Lt. Jan Tchoryk. ‘His life was all about service.’

Tchoryk died battling a blaze in a Gold Coast high-rise April 5. He was one of two Chicago Fire Department members who died on the job last week.

Chicago Sun-Times

Visitation held for CFD lieutenant who died battling Lake Shore Drive high-rise blaze

Lt. Jan Tchoryk, 55, was an outdoorsman and a Navy veteran who served in Desert Storm, fire officials said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Veteran fire lieutenant dies following extra-alarm blaze at Chicago high-rise

CHICAGO — A firefighter has died and three others were injured at an extra-alarm blaze at a high-rise building on DuSable Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast neighborhood, officials said.

Chicago Tribune

More details released about the ‘Redefine the Drive’ study to overhaul North DuSable Lake Shore Drive

The study, commissioned by the Chicago and Illinois Departments of Transportation, released new visualizations for the project this month.

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4 teens held after crashing stolen car sought in North Side stickups

Police said they followed the teens onto Lake Shore Drive when the stolen car spun out of control and crashed into a tree.

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Chicago will transform the Grant Park area into the first-ever NASCAR street race in 2023

CHICAGO — Imagine cars racing down Lake Shore Drive at 130 mph, burning rubber on South Michigan Avenue and jockeying for position bumper-to-bumper on Balbo Drive. Welcome to the new rush hour in Chicago.

Chicago Tribune

Almost a year after he was shot in the head on DuSable Lake Shore Drive, Kayden Swann is thriving

The 2-year-old is blind, but doctors hope he might regain some of his vision.

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4 children, 2 adults injured in Lake Shore Drive crash near Loop

The vehicles collided about 9:45 p.m. in the southbound lanes of Lake Shore Drive near Monroe Street.

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Disaster declared for entire state ahead of Winter Storm Landon — which could dump more than a foot of snow in some areas

State officials estimated it could be the worst snow storm to hit the state since 2011, the blizzard that left hundreds of motorists stalled on Lake Shore Drive. Or it could be a standard Illinois snowstorm. Forecasters’ models have varied widely. "We are working off a range, so it’s possible…

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'Es casi como una carta de amor': Médico de la UCI pinta para sus colegas que tratan a pacientes con covid

CHICAGO -- Todas las mañanas, el Dr. Justin Fiala viaja en un autobús de la CTA a lo largo de Lake Shore Drive y se siente como ir a la batalla. Antes de la pandemia, subirse a un autobús era solo un viaje al trabajo. Él y otros habitantes de…

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‘It’s almost like a love letter’: ICU doctor paints for his colleagues treating COVID patients

CHICAGO -- Every morning, Dr. Justin Fiala rides a CTA bus along Lake Shore Drive, and it feels like going into battle. Before the pandemic, stepping onto a bus was just a commute to work. He and other Chicagoans headed into the city together, toward busy downtown offices and mask-free…

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