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Get well, Mr. President.
And, Melania, too. For now, these are the chief sentiments all Americans share.
And closer to home ...
Let's not lose sight of the daily figures. As of Friday, the number of patients in Illinois hospitals with COV...
Updated: Oct 03, 2020 at 12:20 PM
You weren't imagining it - bike trails were crowded during the shutdown. Five county forest preserves confirmed double and even triple trail usage April through August. Riders and nonriders alike had to adjust.
Tony Martinez, director of community r...
Updated: Oct 03, 2020 at 10:16 AM
"Given lemons, make lemonade" is the old saying. Some bikers have gone way beyond lemonade by displaying pandemic shutdown creativity in Schaumburg, Palatine and Wheaton.
For 20-plus years, the village of Schaumburg and its park district celebrated ...
Updated: Sep 25, 2020 at 07:23 AM
Infrastructure doesn't just magically appear ... the paved trails, shared lanes, "sharrows," greenways, etc., that bike riders use every day.
It starts with an idea - a cyclist's "light bulb" moment, a traffic planner's vision, a motorist's complai...
Updated: Sep 04, 2020 at 07:36 AM
Bike riding has recently taken on new life, what with remote learning, working from home, shuttered fitness centers, and the need to bust out of the house for exercise.
Bike inventory flew out the door, sales nearly doubled and bike shops have long ...
Updated: Aug 20, 2020 at 07:17 AM
Over the past two months, the Bike Palatine Club launched a bike blog on its website, www.bikepalatine.com, with 30 entries covering safety tips, trail etiquette, mechanical issues and bike route options, among other topics.
As of June 14, more tha...
Updated: Jun 24, 2020 at 03:57 PM
"To make Palatine a bike-friendly community."
That single idea has been the key focus of the nonprofit Bike Palatine Club since its beginning.
Launched in 2009 as a volunteer task force with Mayor Rita Mullins's blessing and support from the Palati...
Updated: Apr 26, 2020 at 01:19 AM
The congressional race in the Illinois 6th District will be a close one, as your front-page article today attests. As a voter in the 6th, I appreciated your coverage of the recent primary and look forward to your fall election coverage.
While tradit...
Published: Apr 10, 2020 at 02:00 AM
Bike with village leaders Saturday, July 20, at the Palatine Community Bike Ride. This family-friendly event is sponsored by the Bike Palatine Club and is open to all community bike riders.
Join Palatine mayor Jim Schwantz, District 15 Superintende...
Updated: Jul 16, 2019 at 10:59 AM
CycleFest, The Tour of Palatine, kicks off Saturday, Aug. 25, from Towne Square at Smith and Slade streets.
Sponsored by the Bike Palatine Club, this bicycling event is geared for all ages and features three routes of 9, 15, 23 and 33 miles for ind...
Updated: Aug 07, 2018 at 12:35 PM