Articles filed under Cycling
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Bicyclist fatalities: How Illinois aligns with — and differs from — national trendsJan 29, 2025 6:00 am - Statewide biking fatality data for the past seven years, collected by Ride Illinois, offers insights on some characteristics of biking fatalities when compared to national trends.
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The best of biking in 2024: A look back at the year’s good newsJan 19, 2025 11:57 pm - Along for the Ride columnist Ralph Banasiak takes a look back at some of the best news in biking in 2024.
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A bridge to somewhere? $9 million price tag for pedestrian overpass into Busse WoodsJan 06, 2025 7:06 pm - A $9 million project to build a pedestrian bridge over Arlington Heights Road near Busse Woods will connect the forest preserve to a new mixed-use development in Elk Grove Village.
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Where to next?: Bike club members plan rides for the new yearDec 27, 2024 6:00 am - Bike club members across the Chicago area are anticipating their 2025 riding goals. Clubs offer a built-in advantage: a large pool of riders often possessed with cycling ambitions to match one’s own.
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New chapters: Biking books serve up armchair adventuresDec 01, 2024 4:00 am - Inclement weather keeping you indoors? Recent biking books, co-reviewed with others, serve up armchair adventures and thoughts on safety as potential stocking stuffers for yourself and others.
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Brave the elements and bike in all types of weatherNov 07, 2024 6:35 am - Inevitable inclement weather doesn’t necessarily mean hanging up your wheels until spring. Sunday mornings through March finds various bike club members and guests in their third season of “Braver Than the Elements” at Lisle’s Morton Arboretum.
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Bikes and brews: Take a bicycle brewery tour along the Fox River Trail this fallSep 18, 2024 8:12 am - The Fox River Trail has long been a haven for cyclists and nature enthusiasts. But lately, a new kind of two-wheeled tourism is gaining traction: the brewery tour.
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Metra delivers on new bike policy and suburbanites reap the benefitsSep 01, 2024 6:00 am - More cyclists than ever are bringing their bikes on the train as a result of Metra’s new Bikes on Trains policy, in which retrofitted cars allow more space for bikes.
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After dark: Night rides are drawing crowds in the suburbsAug 12, 2024 11:43 am - Organized night rides, while not very common, are drawing crowds of suburban cyclists eager for unique sunset vistas and moonlight pedaling.
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Summer biking offers riders, spectators a variety of fun eventsJul 31, 2024 12:32 pm - Chicago area biking offers an exciting, varied summer menu: Racing, race spectating, club rides and unique community events.