Thousands of people enjoy the rare opportunity to ride bicycles on Jean Baptiste Point DuSable Lake Shore Drive as part of the 25th annual Bike the Drive event, Sept. 6, 2026.
Thousands of people ride bicycles on Jean Baptiste Point DuSable Lake Shore Drive as part of the annual Bike the Drive event on Sept. 6, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/Chicago Tribune)
Early morning bicycle traffic, as part of the annual Bike the Drive event, on Jean Baptiste Point DuSable Lake Shore Drive near the Lincoln Park Zoo on Sept. 6, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/Chicago Tribune)
Mary Jo Stevens, with a new hip 50 years younger than her bike, stops for water near Grant Park with her husband Darryl Stevens and their dog, Rocky, during the annual Bike the Drive event on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/Chicago Tribune)
A cyclist struggles up the over the 47th Street overpass while riding on DuSable Lake Shore Drive as part of the Bike the Drive event on Sept. 6, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/Chicago Tribune)
A “Ghost Bike” memorial for Gerardo Marciales, a cyclist killed in 2022, sits on DuSable Lake Shore Drive as the annual Bike the Drive event takes place on Sept. 6, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/Chicago Tribune)
Bicycles riders, part of the annual Bike the Drive event, ride past Buckingham Fountain on Sept. 6, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/Chicago Tribune)
Thousands of people ride bicycles on Jean Baptiste Point DuSable Lake Shore Drive as part of the annual Bike the Drive event on Sept. 6, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/Chicago Tribune)
Shadows are cast on DuSable Lake Shore Drive during the annual Bike the Drive event on Sept. 6, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/Chicago Tribune)
Thousands of people ride bicycles on Jean Baptiste Point DuSable Lake Shore Drive as part of the annual Bike the Drive event on Sept. 6, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/Chicago Tribune)
A woman with a dog rides on Jean Baptiste Point DuSable Lake Shore Drive as part of the annual Bike the Drive event on Sept. 6, 2026, near Grant Park. (Arthur Maiorella/Chicago Tribune)
Dylan Belgeri flips pancakes at Mike Delgado, serving breakfast as part of the annual Bike the Drive event in Grant Park on Sept. 6, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/Chicago Tribune)
Thousands of people ride bicycles on Jean Baptiste Point DuSable Lake Shore Drive as part of the Bike the Drive event on Sept. 6, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/Chicago Tribune)