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Schaumburg hosting business, student cycling competitions in June
May 25, 2023 6:00 AM - The village of Schaumburg will celebrate National Bike Month in June in a number of ways, including its fifth annual Business Bike Classic and the inaugural Student Bike Classic. -
IDOT mapping tool helps identify unsafe locations for cyclists to travel
May 19, 2023 11:37 AM - IDOT, like all other state DOTs, must conduct a "vulnerable road user" (VRU) safety assessment by Nov. 15. Required by the 2021 federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, it's a response to the national increase in injuries/fatalities of non-motorist road users. -
May is National Bike Month, so start planning your summer rides
May 9, 2023 6:00 AM - Mild winters and warm springs tend to lure me back into the saddle early. If your bike still hangs in storage, inspiration beckons, as May is National Bike Month. -
Birth of a Trail: The design, construction and final touches on Paul Douglas Preserve mountain biking course
Apr 23, 2023 7:35 AM - No prior mountain biking trail, rogue or otherwise, existed in the Paul Douglas Preserve before construction began. Volunteers began trail construction at Paul Douglas in July 2021, using common garden tools: Loppers, rakes, pole trimmers and shovels. -
Birth of a trail: Different agencies team up to choose site, survey and come up with plan for new biking trail
Apr 11, 2023 6:00 AM - In 2015, the Chicago Area Mountain Bikers initially approached the Forest Preserves of Cook County about a new trail. Both had different ideas about its location. -
Birth of a Trail: Chicago Area Mountain Bikers prove reliable to help get trails built in area preserves
Apr 4, 2023 6:00 AM - Seven years, 4,000 volunteer hours and $75,000 in private funding later, over 13 miles of single track mountain biking trail officially opened in the Paul Douglas Preserve in Hoffman Estates in October 2022. Another five miles will open in 2023. -
Celebrate International Women's Day at free cycling events
Mar 3, 2023 6:00 AM - Connect to a global movement while cycling. Celebrating International Women's Day March 8, cyclists have six free Chicago-area riding events that are open to all. -
Chicago Winter Bike Swap returns to Kane County Fairgrounds Sunday
Feb 12, 2023 9:01 AM - Bicycle enthusiasts are expected to make the trek to the Kane County Fairgrounds in St. Charles Sunday for the Chicago Winter Bike Swap. -
Highland Park boy paralyzed in shooting receives adaptive bike, thanks to Project Mobility
Feb 12, 2023 9:18 AM - As first reported in online Silent Sports magazine, the 8-year-old boy paralyzed in Highland Park's July Fourth shooting can ride a bike again, thanks to Project Mobility. Cooper Roberts received his customized hand cycle Jan. 6. -
Riding through 2022: A look back at the year in biking
Dec 29, 2022 6:00 AM - The idea crystallized last January: A year-end biking roundup -- a 2022 glance-back.
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