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Comment by Chicago Ride of Silence on August 9, 2016 at 9:26am

Thanks for letting us know...

There are several ghost bikes that will need some TLC (or replacement)  in the coming year, including Neill Townsend's bike at Oak and Wells.

Comment by Tom A.K. on August 8, 2016 at 10:30pm

8-9-16 4:30am

Tyler Fabeks' ghost bike has been recently unlocked (cut) from its lamppost and is currently just leaning against the wall on Western and Logan according to my source 'R', that passes it every day. There is a lot of construction projects going on in that area so that is probably the reason. Does anyone pass there to double check? I guess it would need a new lock and chain. The construction guys probably would not relock it. The ghost bike could possibly be removed by scrappers at any time.

Comment by Andrew Bedno on July 11, 2016 at 2:17am

I've updated the Chicago Ghost Bikes reference adding Virginia "Ginny" Murray, 2979 W Belmont Ave, SE corner at Sacramento:
Bedno.com/body/bike/ghostbikes/details/ginny

Comment by Chicago Ride of Silence on July 9, 2016 at 11:36pm

Yes - Virginia Murray's ghost bike dedication is tonight (7/10/16) at 7pm at Belmont & Sacramento.

Comment by Katie Murray on July 9, 2016 at 7:18pm

To confirm, the Virginia Murray bike dedication is Sunday, 7/10/2016 at 7:00pm at Belmont and Scaramento correct?

Comment by Andrew Bedno on July 6, 2016 at 8:13am

TCL event poosting for Virginia Murray ghostbike installation, 7pm Thursday July 7th 2016 at Belmont and Sacramento (~2960 W):

TheChainLink.org/events/ghost-bike-memorial-for-virginia-murray

Comment by Kathy Schubert 'n Suzy Schnauzer on July 6, 2016 at 4:25am

Yes, we will both be at Tour de Fat - in matching giraffe costumes.  We're volunteering.

Comment by Yasmeen on July 6, 2016 at 4:22am

Thank you Kathy, I really appreciate the kind words. Unfortunately, I'm not going to be able to come out on Thursday. I met you at the Bike to Work Rally and took the photo of your matching outfits with Suzy. https://www.instagram.com/p/BHA170xodgJ/?taken-by=thechainlink 
I'll be at Tour de Fat this weekend. Hopefully I'll see you there?

Comment by Kathy Schubert 'n Suzy Schnauzer on July 6, 2016 at 4:13am

Yasmeen - will you be there?  I have never met you and would like to shake your hand.  You're doing a great job!

Comment by Yasmeen on July 6, 2016 at 3:34am

If you would like to attend the ghost bike memorial for Virginia Murray, Kristen Green posted this:

COME THIS THURSDAY 
7-7-16 @ 7pm 
Belmont and Sacramento

So this tragic thing happened. 
A girl died. 
She was not a controversial person.
She was just like you. 
She woke up one morning and said to herself I am gonna ride a bike today. 
Innocently she goes to a divvy ride share kiosk and boom she is riding the statistically safest form of biking to date. She reassures herself that she has got this. She can handle it, she is lived her short 25 years but if a child can do it....She knows the rules of the road quite well, she goes slow as the bike was never built for speed in the first place. Then she comes up to Belmont and Sacramento and boom !Before she knows it she is on the ground bleeding heart pounding which a truck on top of her. She tries to get up, unable to move, she eventually is picked up from an ambulance, where they rush take her to the hospital. The doctors fought hard for her. She was so young she probably fought with everything she had, but sadly it still was not enough. I wonder what her last thoughts were. Was she angry ? Was she sad? Was she just remembering her family and loved ones? I would like to think she was smiling as she was just out for a ride on a beautiful day.

‪#‎RIPVirginiaMurray‬

Anthony Arce has been deeply moved by this and reached out to our community to get a ghost bike in her honor as he was so deeply saddened by what he witnessed that day. So we have come together with other members of the community and will be placing a memorial "ghost bike" this Thursday 7-7-16 @7 pm to honor her. If you would like to drop by a flower or a candle or note there please do!

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