# Bike buses grow in Chicago schools

> Chicago kids ride bikes to school in growing 'bike bus' groups.
- Title: Bike buses grow in Chicago schools · Chicago Sun-Times
- Summary: Chicago kids ride bikes to school in growing 'bike bus' groups. More Chicago students are using bike buses to school, a group of parents and children cycling…
- Keywords: bike bus, chicago public schools, ravenswood, school board election, cycling, parent groups, school transportation, news, local, Bike, buses, grow
- Source: Chicago Sun-Times — https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2026/09/23/chicago-public-schools-art-intstitute-ai-pritzker
- Published: 2026-09-23T13:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 2 min
- Topics: bike bus, chicago public schools, ravenswood, school board election, cycling, parent groups, school transportation, news, local
## Bike buses in Chicago
More Chicago students are taking bike buses to school, groups of children and parents cycling together to school.
## Ravenswood bike bus event
On Friday morning in Ravenswood, a bike bus group of children and parents rode through the neighborhood, with more joining as they went.
## Bike bus parent comments
Parents and children said bike buses provide safety in numbers, socializing opportunities, and push back against Chicago's car-centric culture.
## Bike bus organization
Parents typically organize bike buses and ride as chaperones, blocking drivers at intersections to keep children safe.
## Bike bus growth
Since first appearing in Chicago about four years ago, bike buses have grown in popularity among parents and children.
## Bike bus benefits
Bike buses provide safety in numbers for parents wary of letting children bike alone, socializing opportunities, and a push against Chicago's car-centric culture.
## Bike bus parent quote
We’re a big group. We’re visible. We’re keeping each other safe.

> We’re a big group. We’re visible. We’re keeping each other safe.
## Chicago school board election
Parents are concerned about political groups campaigning on school grounds ahead of the Nov. 3 school board election.
## Common Ground Collective
Common Ground Collective, a nonprofit affiliated with billionaire Michael Sacks and opposed to the Chicago Teachers Union, broke school rules by campaigning at a back-to-school festival.
## School board election context
The Nov. 3 election will elect all 21 Chicago school board members for the first time, testing control from the Chicago Teachers Union and Mayor Brandon Johnson.
## School board funding
As of Tuesday, $3.3 million has poured into school board candidates, with political groups spending on ads about candidates.
## Art Institute returns looted art
The Art Institute of Chicago will return a Jean Metzinger painting to the descendants of Emanuel Lewenstein, whose family was persecuted after Nazis looted the work.
## Illinois medical law
Illinois has a law allowing terminally ill residents with less than six months to live to request medication to end their lives.
## AI assessment panel
Governor Pritzker is convening an Illinois Artificial Intelligence Cabinet to assess potential threats of artificial intelligence.
## City council actions
The city council approved a $201.6 million subsidy plan for Foundry Park, the $3 billion replacement for the failed Lincoln Yards megaproject.
## Chicago school board election impact
Parents are concerned about political groups campaigning on school grounds ahead of the Nov. 3 school board election.
## Key takeaway

More Chicago students are using bike buses to school, a group of parents and children cycling together to challenge car-centric city culture.