Meet the woman behind Chicago’s ghost bikes
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Katherine Braden Medill Reports You’ve seen them. Leaning against a street-light, they seem to almost glow, plastic flowers hung around their painted white frames. A small plaque with a stark name serves as a haunting reminder. There are 30 ghost bikes in and surrounding Cook County, but the bikes aren’t unique to Chicago. Originating in […]