August 26, 2026 Local news 2026: Salt Creek Trail finally reopens at I-294; Klein Road path plans to be presented Bicycling-relevant news, such as the Salt Creek Trail’s reopening under I-294, a new traffic light at a Great Western Trail crossing, and a proposed path along Klein Road in DuPage County.
August 22, 2026 Bike infrastructure work in 2026: Elk Grove bridge behind schedule; Poplar Creek, Fox River Trail detours Significant bicycle infrastructure projects are coming in 2026, including a few new bridges, a new Barrington Road path in South Barrington, plus a difficult Poplar Creek Trail detour.
July 29, 2026 Destination roads: What’s worth the ride to find in the suburbs, and southern Illinois Some great roads are kind of a secret; they may take a while to find on a bike. But they’re so worth it. There’s a good one in southern Illinois, but there are plenty in our suburbs, too.
June 18, 2026 E-bike laws town by town: Where there are age, other limits New, sometimes strict e-bike laws emerged across the suburbs in 2025 after concern about the safety of e-bikes and “e-motos.” Here’s a town-by-town breakdown.
May 1, 2026 Merry month of May: What’s happening in the suburbs for National Bike Month May is National Bike Month, as established by the League of American Bicyclists in 1956, and plenty of suburban events are organized for it. Here are highlights, then a list.
February 3, 2026 Evanston tops 9 suburbs now on League’s ‘Bicycle Friendly Community’ list Nine suburbs of Chicago are now on The League of American Bicyclists’ “Bicycle Friendly Community” list after the latest round of applications. One is back above the others.
February 3, 2026 Bike lanes or paths town by town: A compilation of suburbs’ infrastructure As Schaumburg residents differ on the village’s move from bike lanes to off-road paths in some places, I examine what other suburbs are doing for bike routes — paths or lanes or nothing?
December 27, 2025 Top suburban Chicago bicycling news in 2025: E-bikes, roundabouts, bridges and more In the first year of this website, I found even more suburban Chicago bicycling news than I imagined I would. E-bike laws, new bridges and roundabouts were among the most read topics.
December 13, 2025 2025 road, bike trail construction: Old Plank Road, McClory trails done! Suburban road construction and even trail work are happening in 2025. Here’s an ongoing list of temporary obstacles on bicyclists’ routes, plus some notes on future projects.
December 6, 2025 Local news 2025: Quentin Road plans through Deer Grove; Naperville’s new bike plan Quick bicycling news involving Quentin Road through Cook County’s Deer Grove preserve; Naperville involving its bike plan; Mount Prospect involving new paths; and much more.
December 5, 2025 Favorite respite road: Indian Knoll Road in west DuPage County A little road that I’ve made a point to ride the last couple of years when I do my DuPage loops is Indian Knoll Road between Winfield and West Chicago. It’s a secret respite.
November 6, 2025 Our best fall colors of 2025: Less the preserves and more the neighborhoods It seemed like we waited longer this year for the fall colors, didn’t it? And what we’ve seen while riding around has been more muted. That means we just had to look a little harder.
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.
August 12, 2025 Cicada season: Searching by bike for the shrill of 17-year cicadas in 2024 It’s time for the “dog-day” summer cicadas to sing, if you haven’t noticed. That had me thinking of my adventure last year to bike in search of those 17-year cicadas. Remember them and the spaceship sound? Here’s a recap.
June 17, 2025 Great scenic road: Klein Road by DuPage’s West Branch preserve I find myself stopping on Klein Road to take pictures of the adjacent West Branch Forest Preserve in DuPage County, so maybe I should give this lovely 2-mile stretch its due.
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 5, 2025 Two bike network studies in near suburbs: O’Hare area, ‘West Cook’ Two “subregional” bicycle network studies near Cook County and DuPage County suburbs: The “O’Hare Area Bike Network Study” and the “West Cook Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan.”
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.
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.
