Crime & Safety

After Hit-And-Run Kills CPS Staffer, Safety Concerns About Road In Chicago Intensify

"Something needs to get done before a lot more people start getting hurt," said resident Diana Malagon.

(CBS Chicago)

April 3, 2024

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Concerns have been growing about a stretch of road in a West Lawn neighborhood where a beloved Chicago Public Schools staffer was struck and killed in a hit-and-run this past weekend.

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Charlie Mills, 56, was a special education classroom assistant at Jones College Prep in the South Loop. With 23 years on the job, he was loved by many.

On Sunday night, he was killed in a hit-and-run while crossing Pulaski Road near 64th Street.

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