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Pritzker discusses I-57 expansion plans at a December press event. Photo: Facebook

Governor Pritzker’s latest wrongheaded remarks about highway expansion, annotated

By John Greenfield | Jan 3, 2022 | No Comments

Illinois Public Media host Brian Mackey did a good job of holding Pritzker accountable for the disconnect between the governor's stated climate goals and his highway expansion plans.

What did the owner of BFF Bikes actually say after her shop was burglarized twice?

By John Greenfield | Dec 25, 2021 | No Comments

Feel free to take your bike business elsewhere if you have a serious problem with something Forsyth said on Fox & Friends. But don't boycott BFF based on something she *didn't* say.

The memorial in the Damen Avenue plaza of the Bloomingdale Trail. Photo: Sharon Hoyer

Jose Velásquez, 16, fatally struck by trucker, remembered at gathering on The 606

By Sharon Hoyer | Dec 20, 2021 | No Comments

Almost a hundred attendees stopped by to pay their respects, the majority of whom were teens and young adults.

A new Neighborhood Greenway with a contraflow bike lane on Wrightwood Avenue. Photo: Ruth Rosas

Months after bikeways were installed in Belmont Cragin, what do residents think?

By Ruth Rosas | Dec 15, 2021 | No Comments

Neighbors we spoke to appreciate that the neighborhood is becoming more bike-friendly, but are concerned about whether the lanes are safe to ride in.

Robert Welch installs a pedal at the North Lawndale Bike Box. Photo: Amber Drea

YMEN launches Bike Box to help serve North Lawndale’s transportation needs

By Amber Drea | Nov 9, 2021 | No Comments

Robert Welch hopes to accomplish two goals with one program: make bicycles easily accessible for his community and get people’s bodies moving.

The SunPedal Ride heads downtown on the Lakefront Trail.

The solar-powered e-bike project SunPedal Ride makes a pit stop in Chicago

By Courtney Cobbs | Sep 15, 2021 | No Comments

Sushil Reddy, the brains behind the SunPedal Ride, talks about why he's crossing the country on two wheels, with a solar assist.

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