Breaking news: Bicyclist killed by truck on Northwest Side Chicago

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Staff report

7:40 p.m. CDT, July 3, 2014

Police were releasing no details regarding the death of a bicyclist hit by a truck this morning in the Kilbourn Park neighborhood.

The woman, age 28, was riding a bicycle when she was hit by a truck about 10:40 a.m. near Cicero and Belmont avenues, said Police News Affairs Sgt. Antoinette Ursitti.

The woman was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead, Ursitti said.

News Affairs had no other information it was releasing as of 7:20 p.m., including whether the driver of the truck was cited or charged in the incident.

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Permalink Reply by Amber K on July 4, 2014 at 12:15am

Anyone have updates on this?

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on July 4, 2014 at 2:56am

The cyclist is identified as Barbara Eno in this story, but there's no more detail about the crash.

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Permalink Reply by Tom A.K. on July 4, 2014 at 4:00am

So tragic. A cyclist died yesterday in Evanston. Today another. Rest in peace Gigi Galich & Barbara Eno. Ride safe everyone.

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Permalink Reply by Richard tencats on July 4, 2014 at 6:57am

Authorities ID cyclist struck and killed by truck

SUN-TIMES MEDIA July 4, 2014 11:32AM

Authorities have identified the 28-year-old bicyclist who was struck and killed by a truck Thursday morning in the Portage Park neighborhood.

Barbara Eno of the 4000 block of West Addison Street, was hit just after 10 a.m. near the intersection of Belmont and Cicero avenues, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

A 51-year-old man driving a Kenwoorth W900 truck was turning right from northbound Cicero Avenue to eastbound Belmont Avenue when people started waving at him, and he realized he hit something.

http://www.suntimes.com/28473855-418/authorities-id-cyclist-struck-...