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New initiatives to drastically expand bike lane infrastructure are underway to make cycling safer and more equitable along Chicago's Hipster Highway.

IDOT, like all other state DOTs, must conduct a "vulnerable road user" (VRU) safety assessment by Nov. 15. Required by the 2021 federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, its a response to the national increase in injuries/fatalities of non-motorist road users.

Roundup of small news items for the Naperville area.

The bikes, riders and scenes from the 2023 Tour de Lunsar

Chicago: we need each other to get through the COVID19 pandemic. Here are things you can do: volunteer opportunities, resources, self-care tips, and more.

What was old is about to be new for hundreds of kids, as a shipping crate packed with generosity and a little love is making its way from the Chicagoland-area all the way to Africa.

News and events around the area

In this weeks Good News Sunday, we spotlight a 91-year-old man who won best in his category at the Shamrock Shuffle, a volunteer effort during Ramadan to pack meals for the hungry, and the Mundelein Police Departments donation of unclaimed bikes to charity.

SCARCE, based in DuPage County, is hosting several workshops this year with the goal of getting people to keep their stuff rather than throw it away. So far, the organization has put on presentations about knives and bikes, and it has programs queued up on garden tools, lamps and clocks.

After three years off because of the coronavirus pandemic, an expanded Green Living Fair is being revived at a new location in Lake County.