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Road Closures Planned For Chicago Half Marathon

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The busy season for Chicago road races has begun as the Life Time Spring Chicago Half Marathon and 10k race takes place this Sunday. Larger races like this one (and Chicago Marathon) leads to multiple road closures.

If you are planning on being downtown this weekend, please plan ahead and take a look at the below road closures starting early Sunday morning:

All lanes of Monroe Street from Lake Shore Drive to Columbus Drive (3 a.m.-6 p.m.)

Columbus Drive northbound lanes from Randolph to Monroe (3 a.m.-noon)

Columbus Drive southbound lanes from Randolph to Monroe (3 a.m.-9 a.m.)

All lanes of Columbus Drive from Monroe to Jackson (3 a.m.-9 a.m.)

All lanes of Columbus Drive from Jackson to Roosevelt (6 a.m.-9 a.m.)

Both exit ramps from Lake Shore Drive to Randolph (6:30 a.m.-noon)

Eastbound lane of intermediate Randolph from Lake Shore Drive to Columbus (6:30 a.m.-noon)

Good luck to all the runners this weekend and be sure to plan ahead if you plan to be downtown as this closures could affect when and where you want to be.

If you or a loved one has been seriously injured in a Chicago pedestrian accident or Chicago bicycle accident, then call the Chicago personal injury attorneys at The Bryant Law Group, LLC., for a free legal consultation at 312-614-1076 or feel free to click on on our website at www.blgchicago.com.

Law To Lower Speed Limit In Chicago Passes Through Committee

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I wrote earlier this week that there was a new law presented in the Chicago city council’s Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety that would lower the speed limit on city streets to 25 mph. According to multiple new outlets, including WGN News, the proposed law passed through the committee process and heads to the full city council for a vote.

The law would lower the speed limit on city streets only. It would not apply to streets owned by the Illinois Department of Transportation (“IDOT”). It’s not clear from the research I’ve done how many Chicago streets are under the jursidiction of IDOT.

The chairman of the committee, Alderman Dan LaSpata, is adament that this is not a money grab by the city. He stated the following at the committee hearing: “The goal is not more revenue. The goal is to change behaviors and save lives.”

The city says that 70 percent of the traffic fatalities last year involved motorists traveling at high speeds. Data shows that a person struck by a vehicle traveling 30 MPH has a 60 percent chance of survival. That chance of survival increases to about 95 percent if the person is struck by a vehicle traveling 20 MPH.

A separate measure passed Monday would create a pilot program that would allow citizens to submit photos of vehicles illegally parked in bike and bus lines to the city through 311. The city’s Department of Finance would then issue citations to the vehicle’s registered owners after two warnings.

Again, I will be watching this closely to see if this passes the full city council vote and is signed by the mayor and will update as soon as news is released.

If you or a loved one has been seriously injured in a Chicago car crash or in a Chicago pedestrian accident, then call the Illinois injury attorneys at The Bryant Law Group, LLC at 312-614-1076 or go directly to our website at www.blgchicago.com.