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Ghost bike placed in Loop to honor teen killed while biking on Memorial Day 2024

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CHICAGO — Bike safety advocates held a vigil on Sunday for an 18-year-old who was struck and killed by a driver while crossing the street on a bike in the Loop last year. Family and friends joined Bike Lane Uprising to place a ghost bike at the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Randolph Street in honor of Yader Castaneda. Just before 5 a.m. on Memorial Day in 2024, Castaneda was crossing the road on an electric Divvy bike when he was hit by a …

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Ghost bike placed in Loop to honor teen killed while biking on Memorial Day 2024

CHICAGO — Bike safety advocates held a vigil on Sunday for an 18-year-old who was struck and killed by a driver while crossing the street on a bike in the Loop last year. Family and friends joined Bike Lane Uprising to place a ghost bike at the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Randolph Street in honor of Yader Castaneda. Just before 5 a.m. on Memorial Day in 2024, Castaneda was crossing the road on an electric Divvy bike when he was hit by a …

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WGN 9 broke the news in Chicago, United States on Sunday, August 3, 2025.
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