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Eyes on the street: Chicago’s memorial bike ride for fallen VA nurse Alex Pretti
This afternoon, despite snow and temperatures in the 20s, perhaps hundreds of Chicagoans took to the streets for a bicycle parade honoring Alex Pretti. A week ago, the 37-year-old VA nurse was shot to death by federal agents in conjuction with Trump's Operation Metro Surge immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.
January 31, 2026
Femmes + Thems Bike Chicago offers a “safe space for women, femme, nb, and trans Chicagoans to ride bikes together.”
A relatively recent addition to the Chicago bike scene is Femmes + Thems Bike Chicago, which describes itself as a "safe space for women, femme, nb, and trans Chicagoans to ride bikes together." The group was co-founded by Sammy Schneider (she/her), who grew up biking around Skokie. After after moving back to Chicagoland from Miami, she decided that she really hated having a car.
August 12, 2025
Southwest Collective leads monthly bike rides to highlight every park in the area near Midway Airport
Streetsblog showed up for Saturday's ride from Nottingham Park in Clearing. The group's goal is to improve walk/bike/transit conditions and build camaraderie.
July 15, 2024
Tragically, the Chicago Ride of Silence included 3 locations where 2 people were injured or killed on bikes
But while the event raised awareness of the urgent need to make streets safer for all users, it also was an example of what's beautiful about riding bikes.
May 16, 2024
Hundreds of people learned about the Chicago Race Riot of 1919 on a commemorative bike tour
The multi-day violent racial conflict, initiated by the killing of a Black teen at 29th Street Beach, was the worst in Chicago history.
July 24, 2023
Black Rides for Black Lives uses cycling to highlight the need for police reform
The goal of their recent protest ride was to demand the creation of a Civilian Police Accountability Council, as well as reducing or eliminating funding for the CPD and reallocating money to social services.
July 6, 2020
