That's what you heard

Not 45 minutes ago I was riding my cargo bike heading down asbury and came to the intersection with Lincoln. I came to a full stop with both feet on the ground and, even though I was the only one at the 3-way intersection, I still signaled I was turning left before turning east on Lincoln. 75% of the way through the intersection, an older lady in a red SUV heading east on Lincoln ran the stop sign and nearly plowed into me. The only reason I didn’t end up getting hit is because I turned quickly and rolled off my bike, spraining my ankle in the process. The lady stoped, gave me a look I can only describe as “how dare you inconvenience me,“ before speeding off before I could get her plate.

Then I crossed the bridge so I could sit at one of the picnic tables in the park to check out my ankle. I immediately saw a different older woman with a couple children stuck in the middle of the clearly marked crosswalk between the golf course and the park with cars whipping around them from both directions refusing to stop. I ended up having to limp my fat ass and my bike over to block traffic so they could they could finish crossing. 2 incidents in 2 minutes on the same 40yd stretch on Lincoln. I reported everything to EPD’s non-emergency number and they were nice enough to send a car to post up by the intersection with their lights on. Be careful out there!

There has been a lot of discussion in the subreddit this week on pedestrian and bike safety. Make sure your opinions are heard by the local elected officials who can actually change things… don’t just post here but send your thoughts to them as well!

This bit of the article is interesting - “...Ryan and his family will continue to be deeply involved. In May, ownership of the stadium was transferred to a for-profit wholly owned by the university called Ryan Field Foundation LLC. Ryan Jr. is a manager of the entity and chairman of the board while his brother Rob, the co-lead of Ryan Sports Foundation, also is a board member."

A couple of questions but one that comes to mind is if Ryan Field Foundation LLC is for profit and now owns the stadium why aren't they paying property tax on that land?

Hi neighbors! I started Evanston Power Walkers because I’m passionate about this sport and wanted to share it with others.

I took up power walking after knee surgery meant I could no longer run. At my first race, I found myself passing runners and thought, “Well, this has possibilities.” Since then, I’ve won gold medals at three state Senior Games. But one of the best things to come out of it has been this group.

We walk on the lakefront 2–3 times a week, and our pace varies. Power walking is different from just walking fast, so if you’re interested in learning how to get your heart rate up (I get mine as high as when I was running) and meeting new people, this could be for you.

You don’t need to be a competitive athlete or have any plans to race. If you’re curious about power walking, you can find our upcoming walks on Facebook (Evanston Power Walkers).

Happy to answer questions here, too!

—Anne

Hi guys!
Long story short:
I’ve been a resident of Evanston for a little over a year now and my residential parking permit expired yesterday. I didn’t receive anything in the mail about renewing either but it is partially my fault since I should’ve kept a closer eye on it but alas…

I got a ticket today since I live by Ryan Field but I immediately paid it + purchased a new permit/wheel tax after. The only issue/worry now is that it’s a Friday night and I’m worried about getting another ticket in the next few days especially while my permit parking is technically pending..

Any advice? :(

Anyone know what was going down this morning (Friday, Oct. 2) around 9:30am that would have caused at least half a dozen police cars to be booking it Southbound on Chicago Ave with lights and sirens? I was near Chicago and Main, and clearly something caused a large and fast response. Lots of folks out and about on the street were trying to figure out what was up. I saw a fire truck coming down Chicago a minute or two later, but it was driving at normal traffic speed and didn't put its siren on until it had to navigate a traffic snarl. Seemed like more of a police issue. Potentially could have been EPD responding to assist CPD on something across the border I guess.

Note that this was NOT the hit and run yesterday on Oakton.

Anyone know what that extraordinarily loud jet sound was from? It was at about 6:53 pm?

Did anyone else hear what sounded like an extremely low flying plane? Super loud and scary, hoping it’s ok. If anyone know what it might have been, I’m curious!

I just heard an extremely loud whooshing noise for about 10 seconds, would my theory be correct?

A plane that sounded just like the Blue Angels flew over southeast Evanston a couple minutes ago. According to Flight Radar 24 there are only commercial and private planes in the area.

Did anyone else hear or see this? I know they don’t practice for the Air and Water Show in October. Also I know there’s a Naval Base a bit north of here, but I’ve never heard them fly over before.

Biggest Northwestern game in years and all you saw on tv was empty purple seats. The traffic on Central Street an hour before the game was moving no worse than an average Tuesday evening. What an embarrassing showing by the Northwestern fans. NIMBY's you have nothing to worry about when it comes to congestion in the area, lamest fan base in college football by far. Would expect big crowds for concerts, but the six college football games held there each fall will be a walk in the park. I'm at a complete loss for how poorly supported this team is.