What would you do if trucks kept backing into your house? Past tenant moved out but current North Side homeowner is hoping to stay

A truck drives by as Laura Levan stands outside the house where she and her kids once lived in the 4800 block of West Ainslie Street, which she said was hit by trucks multiple times. Levan rented the house for six months in the early 2000s but moved out in fear for the safety of herself and her kids. (Pat Nabong / Sun-Times)

The night the Cubs finally won the World Series in 2016 and a temporary bout of mass insanity gripped the North Side, a truck slammed into Robert Christie’s house. It jolted the little brick bungalow like a major earthquake.

“That was the most scary experience I’ve ever had,” said Christie, who was inside watching the game with friends. “We just heard ripping, and the truck didn’t even stop. He just drove away.”