By Lisa Donovan
Chicago Sun-Times
COOK COUNTY, Il. — Two months after a popular Cook County correctional officer was struck and killed as she crossed a busy stretch of roadway at 29th and California en route to the jail where she worked, city and county officials are poised to announce improved crosswalks in the area and markings aimed at slowing down drivers.
Nikkii Bostic-Jones, 37, was struck by a van as she crossed the street in the 2900 block of South California Avenue on a rainy night July 18, officials said.
In the aftermath, concerns were raised about how dark the area was and how difficult it could be to cross both California Avenue and neighboring California Boulevard to the east.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle will be on hand Tuesday morning to announce new crosswalks on the boulevard and avenue, complete with raised medians, giving pedestrians a refuge between the northbound and southbound lanes of traffic.
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