State Resources - Illinois

Select a state from the map or the drop down menu below to access state-specific bicycling and walking information, including bicycling laws, links to plans and case studies, and contact information for bicycle and pedestrian coordinators.

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Illinois

State Contact:

Gabriel Sulkes
Policy Advisor—Bike/Ped Initiatives

phone: 312-793-0478
fax: 312-793-1251
gabriel.sulkes@illinois.gov
Web Site

Office of Planning & Programming
Illinois Department of Transportation
100 W Randolph, Suite 6-600
Chicago, IL   60601-3229



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Bike Maps:

City Maps

County Maps

Trail Maps

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Bicycle and Pedestrian Plans:

Bicycle Plans


Local Plan
Chicago, IL
Bike 2015 Plan: The Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan for Chicago Area Transportation


Pedestrian Plans


Local Plan
Chicago, IL
Bike 2015 Plan: The Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan for Chicago Area Transportation

Local Plan
Chicago, IL
Chicago Pedestrian Plan

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Case Studies:

Chicago, IL
Sunday Parkways: Helping Minority Communities Connect to Bicycling and Walking

Chicago, IL
Mayor Daley's Bicycling Ambassadors

Chicago
Active Transportation Alliance

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Bike Laws:

Bicycling on Freeways


Bicycling on Interstates and Freeways in Illinois is Not Allowed (Prohibited (possible exceptions)).

Exceptions Include:

There is a difference between "full access-control to partial access-control. Generally cyclist prohibition occurs on full access-controlled routes. Cyclists may be prohibited on some partial access-controlled highways too depending on congestion, safety issues and limits of control. The only case where a local government has jurisdiction over access controlled road is the Chicago Skyway designated as I-90. Cyclists are prohibited there too because much of the roadway is in the air. Other access-controlled roadways are state highways and IDOT has jurisdiction."

State Bike Laws and Resources

Illinois Rules of the Road
http://www.sos.state.il.us/publications/rules_of_the_road/rr_chap05.html


Bicycle Lighting Laws


Active front white light: Required

Active rear red light: Not Required

Rear reflector: Required

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