Off-Leash Overnighter: Lemont Loop is a bite-sized, minimally supported bikepacking adventure. It gives you and your family a chance to sneak away by bike on a nearly all-trail route from Will County's Hickory Creek Preserve for a beautiful night of camping surprisingly near downtown (and the brewery/bars of) Lemont, Illinois (Southwest Chicago). You'll return Sunday morning before your busy life even knows you were…See More

Last Fridays, leaves after 6pm.THE monthly gathering of bicyclists making their presence known downtown since 1997. Slowly winds a dozen miles or more. Radically inclusive, thousands attend in good weather.Daley Plaza, 50 W Washington. Under the Picasso (giant rusty bird), at Dearborn, SW of State&Lake train stop, Randolph exit from LFT.Often ridecasting on Bedno.com/bike for latecomers.See More