Palatine's Harper College may just be the first Illinois community college to fund/organize its own bike share program, an initiative extending beyond Harper's 200-acre campus. Those with Harper email addresses enjoy discounted fees, but anyone with...

A dedicated Schaumburg cyclist lived my Tour de France fantasy, cycling five days in the Pyrenees, viewing a mountain stage finish and cheering racers along Paris's Champs-Élysées on the final day. Daily Herald Deputy Managing Editor Neil Holdway fi...

With a staff under 20, how does any organization pull off a 20,000-rider bike event on a major roadway? “Volunteers are the keystone, full stop!” So acknowledges Melody Geraci, Active Transportation Alliance deputy executive director. Sept. 4 mark...

Sometimes a news story catches my eye. Sometimes it chokes me up. The death of a 3-year-old riding in the rear carrier on her mother's bike evoked strong emotions with the merging of two passions - biking and parenthood. An early June biking fatalit...

Tour de France devotees, including armchair racers like me, can satisfy our cycling passion, and ring cowbells (!), at Chicagoland's Intelligentsia Cup starting today and running through July 31. While it's not the 21-stage TdF spanning thousands of...

Tour de France devotees, including armchair racers like me, can satisfy our cycling passion, and ring cowbells (!), at Chicagoland's Intelligentsia Cup July 22-31. While it's not the 21-stage TdF spanning thousands of miles with mountaintop finishes...

You know biking is booming if entities as disparate as libraries, body shops, barbecue places and even political elections are involved. The June 6 Bicycle Retailer and Industry News seems to confirm my own bike shop observations: The U.S. imported ...

Summer cycling is in full swing. Organized bike rides abound, as the Ride Illinois calendar reveals. One injury, however, can spoil all the fun. Last May, a silly biking error brought me to my knees, literally. For several months stationary therapy ...

League of American Bicyclists announced 45 spring Bicycle Friendly Business Awards May 16 "to kick off Bike to Work Week with a bang," said Amelia Neptune, LAB's Bicycle Friendly America program director. Two of 23 businesses nationwide achievin...