Lake County approved a $9.1 million contract to pave just over 12 miles of the Robert McClory Bike Path, with additional ...

A significant upgrade for the northern half the Robert McClory Bike Trail, which runs the length of Lake County from Highland ...

This week as temperatures finally reached acceptable June levels, Chicagoans prepared to step outside — onto patios and rooftops, into a park or along our gorgeous lakefront.

Chicago is a city that never runs out of things to do. But sometimes, a change of scenery is exactly what you need. Whether ...

Avid cyclists share their tips for bike rides around the Chicago area from rail-to-trails to the lakefront and more.

You can kayak on the Chicago River, go to an EcoFest, bike in the Juneteenth Freedom Ride, rock climb with a drag queen and more.

Sitting on the southern shore of Lake Michigan and less than 20 miles from downtown Chicago via I-90 is Whiting, Indiana. A city with a bona fide small-town vibe and a population of just under 5,000, ...

Paul Vriend Share Notes come from around Chicago outdoors and beyond. Two views of scarlet tanagers came in recent weeks. Paul Vriend emailed, “The vivid red and the jet-black colors of this ...

My colleagues and I recently got together for a happy hour, and an editor's wife pitched the best story idea: She said we should create a map of the Loveland Bike Trail (also called the Little ...

Washington St. The murals now comprise the “West Chicago Art Trail.” “It’s just an honor to be able to have artwork like this up in my community, to be able to share in a way that I have ...

"It actually connects all the way to the lakefront trails." The trail was a Union Pacific Railroad line from 1890 until the early 2000s, when it was removed. Now, the Chicago Department of ...