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Time to make those plans for June 12-14! The Illinois Bicycle Calendar has plenty of recommendations, including several this weekend 😊😍🗓️
Our free online resource includes over 120 bike-related events all around Illinois.
www.rideillinois.org/events/calen...
UPDATED LIST OF RIDES OF SILENCE IN ILLINOIS
Ten Illinois communities in Illinois are offering Rides of Silence on May 20. If you live in or near one of these communities, make plans to participate in an important, awareness-raising, casual group ride.
www.rideofsilence.org/locations-do...
Time to make those plans for June 4-6! The Illinois Bicycle Calendar has plenty of recommendations, including several this weekend 😊😍🗓️
Our free online resource includes over 100 bike-related events all around Illinois.
www.rideillinois.org/events/calen...
Let’s ride! We’re pleased to partner with @equiticity.bsky.social and Transport Chicago on The North Lawndale Ride: Exploring Equiticity’s Neighborhood Mobility Models
🗓️ Saturday, May 30
🕐 9am - 12pm
📍 Green Tomato Cafe (3750 W Ogden Ave, Chicago, IL 60623
www.transportchicago.org/events/the-n...
HB 4948 – a bill sponsored by Rep Marti Deuter and Sen Julie Morrison and championed by @rideillinois.bsky.social – passed the full Illinois Senate and is headed to Governor Pritzker.
Advocacy matters! Thanks to Illinois residents who contacted their elected officials via our action alerts 😀
Time to make those weekend (and future) plans! The Illinois Bicycle Calendar has plenty of recommendations, including several this weekend 😊😍🗓️
Our free online resource includes over 100 bike-related events all around Illinois.
www.rideillinois.org/events/calen...
Mexican ex-voto paintings, a form of folk art, offer gratitude to saints for divine intervention. While most are from an untrained hand, they can be quite touching.
Note: The artist is not always the one the miracle happened to. See Alt-text for English translations.
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🎨 Carlos Hurtado
SB 3336 – a bill sponsored by State Senator Ram Villivalam, Representative Barbara Hernandez, Illinois Secretary of State – and championed by @rideillinois.bsky.social – is now headed to Governor Pritzker’s desk 🙌
* Due to a procedural matter, SB 3484 was used to cast the final vote in the House
“What we know is that 75% of people who have their licenses suspended continue to drive,”🗣️ IL Rep. Martha Deuter underscores the importance of the #StopSuperSpeeders legislation awaiting @govpritzker.illinois.gov 's signature 👉
www.dailyherald.com/20260528/cri...
“Compared with non-active travelers, the cyclists had a 19% lower risk of all-cause dementia, a 22% lower risk of Alzheimer's, a 40% lower risk of young-onset dementia (before the age of 65), & a 17% lower risk of late-onset dementia.”
Connecting bike-riding with reduced dementia risk. #UrbanTruth
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Getting from A to B on a bicycle more often could reduce risk of dementia, possibly by protecting a part of the brain tied to memory functions, new research finds.
