September 23, 2025 Busse Woods Trail status: A few bump fixes, many more to come In May, a Cook County forest preserve planner acknowledged “multiple segments in need of repair” on the Busse Woods Trail and even a full resurfacing in the future. So what’s happening?
September 23, 2025 Nice little trail: The one around the Bloomingdale Golf Club On the north end of Bloomingdale are a few trails that kind of end a bike route system from Roselle and Medinah. I find one of those trails to be a nice surprise: the one around the Bloomingdale Golf Club.
September 19, 2025 Missing Stearns Road path to ‘Pate’ Philip State Park: The three options DuPage County is moving ahead with plans for a long-sought off-road path along Stearns Road to James “Pate” Philip State Park — and it sought bicyclists’ opinions.
September 18, 2025 Des Plaines River Trail update by Irving Park Road: Work to come this and next year Could the renovation of the “North Section” of Cook County’s Des Plaines River Trail be done by the end of this year? The county says … mostly.
September 14, 2025 Pictures: Streamwood bridge’s trusses over Route 59 are in place! The final trusses of the new bridge over Route 59 have been assembled! You can now see the bike/pedestrian bridge being built just north of Irving Park Road to connect two Streamwood neighborhoods.
June 11, 2025 As the Salt Creek Trail turns: Nasty section rebuilt in Wood Dale Surprise! A particularly nasty section in the northern half of the Salt Creek Greenway Trail has been rebuilt. The small segment just might make the meandering trail worth it.
June 4, 2025 The Stearns Road missing link: Bike-ped projects not getting state funds About three dozen suburban bicycle-pedestrian projects were rejected for new state funding. Among them was a much-needed off-road path along Stearns Road. See the list of other nice ideas around the region.
May 31, 2025 38 bike-ped projects: Where in the suburbs new state funds will go The state’s latest “Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program” funds are going to bridges, off-road paths, bike lanes and more in suburbs like Arlington Heights, Streamwood, Summit and Wilmette.
May 29, 2025 Des Plaines River Trail: The latest work on the Cook County side I heard that a renovation of another major portion of the Des Plaines River Trail in Cook County could be complete by the end of this year. Is it true? Here’s what it looks like now.
May 28, 2025 Classic bike trails: The Deer Grove Forest Preserve Sometimes the best place to have a nice little bike ride is the place where forest preserves began in the Chicago area: Deer Grove. It has 15 miles of trails and great scenery.
May 21, 2025 4 bridge/underpass projects happening: Mount Prospect, Streamwood, Barrington, Elk Grove Four major bridge or underpass projects important to bicyclists in the northwest suburbs are happening now and next year. Here’s a peek at what they look like.
May 16, 2025 Schaumburg’s move to off-road paths: Updates on Salem, Walnut, Martingale There was movement this week in Schaumburg’s efforts to add off-road paths, including a key change in construction happening right now and a new step away from bike lanes.
May 9, 2025 Work (major work?) coming to bumpy Busse Woods Trail Some needed patchwork is coming to the Busse Woods Trail in the northwest suburbs, and after that, major repaving could happen.
April 30, 2025 Is Cook County removing all the bollards at bike trail intersections? We on our bike club noticed that on the Poplar Creek Trail bollards have been removed and strips of new pavement laid down in their place. Is this a Cook County trend?
April 23, 2025 What the East Branch DuPage River Trail survey is about Anybody who wants to ride the proposed East Branch DuPage River Trail, or even near it, can take the survey about it. Here’s what’s in the slightly competing proposals.
April 17, 2025 Vacation planning: Which national parks are really bike-friendly? I know that Grand Teton is an awfully bike-friendly national park for vacationing bicyclists. What about the other ones? Here’s what I know so far from my visits.
April 16, 2025 Spring break: Why the Tetons are great for Chicago-area bicyclists I just got back from Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming — a national park that accommodates bicyclists well. Is this the perfect national park for us Chicagoans?
April 9, 2025 Road work in Schaumburg: Eliminating bike lanes in favor of off-road paths Neighborhood road construction in Schaumburg includes plans to remove bike lanes and widen sidewalks to make off-road paths. But the shift was debated and is not necessarily permanent.
March 20, 2025 ‘Bike Vessel’ documentary: Where exactly father and son rode, and ride, in the Chicago area The stars of the documentary “Bike Vessel” have talked only generally about their route from St. Louis to Chicago. So how exactly did they ride from Joliet to Chicago’s lakefront?
March 16, 2025 Road project in Lake County: Two new Darrell Road roundabouts One good Lake County road will be closed off in spots again this year as two new roundabouts will be built, with a new bike path included. Here’s what the Darrell Road project looks like.
