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 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 1, 2025 May is National Bike Month: What’s happening in the Chicago area A lot goes on in the Chicago area for National Bike Month, including commuting challenges and a bike-to-school day. Here’s a summary and list of suburban events.
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?
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.
March 13, 2025 Play the wind! How to bike in the suburban and exurban breezes March is the time of year when we’re venturing back out on our bikes. Unfortunately, it’s also the time for wind. That requires some strategy and techniques — no trash bags, please.
February 27, 2025 Great ride: Sheridan Road through the North Shore suburbs If you live on or near the North Shore, you know how great Sheridan Road is to ride. Here’s my little video tour of this fantasyland in the North Shore suburbs on a June day.
February 21, 2025 Dreaming of summer on Lake Michigan: Riding Lake Shore Drive in Michiana We survived the cold snap, but I’m still dreaming of summer, like my road trip last August to Michiana and another Lake Shore Drive.
February 19, 2025 Dreaming of summer on Lake Michigan: See the sunrise during Bike the Drive Until summer’s here again, let’s imagine riding on Chicago’s DuSable Lake Shore Drive with no cars on it and the sun still rising.
February 17, 2025 Dreaming of summer on Lake Michigan: Riding Fort Sheridan in June We need coping mechanisms to get through the winter. The sights and sounds of Fort Sheridan and Lake Michigan in June are a good start.
February 11, 2025 DuPage County’s own suggested bike rides, and my road loops Our counties and many towns post online maps of bike routes and trails. DuPage County goes a step further by suggesting whole rides. I’ve made my own loops, too.
February 7, 2025 Ride snippet: The West DuPage River Trail’s south end in February I headed south to buy a few degrees for a ride in February, and I was lucky to find sunshine and the south end of the West Branch DuPage River Trail.
January 23, 2025 ‘On your left!’ When should a bicyclist really call it out? A bicyclist passing walkers, runners or other bicyclists on a trail should always call out “On your left!” Right? It turns out it’s not always so simple.
January 22, 2025 Favorite roads: Powis and Munger in DuPage County Lying amid the forest on the west edge of DuPage County are two roads that make good bike rides: Powis Road and Munger Road, connected by Smith Road.
January 16, 2025 Favorite road: Old McHenry Road in Lake County One of my favorite stretches of road is this 8 miles from Long Grove to Wauconda.
January 14, 2025 Ride snippet: Fall colors around Lake Ellyn My quest last fall to document great fall colors in suburban Chicago led me to tree-lined Glen Ellyn, and it did not disappoint. It was especially pretty around Lake Ellyn.
January 12, 2025 Favorite ride: Long Grove to Wauconda to Lake Zurich One of my favorite rides takes me on roads through Long Grove, Hawthorn Woods, Wauconda and Lake Zurich.
