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Illinois e-bike law sets new rules for riders, high-speed vehicles

  • Aug 27

New Illinois law establishes rules for e-bikes, scooters

  • Aug 27

Our Chicago: E-bike safety, injuries and legislation to regulate them

  • Aug 2

Boy killed in electric dirt bike crash near would-be high school

  • Jul 23

2 teen girls riding e-bike injured in Libertyville crash, police say

  • Jul 15

Teen driving e-bike killed in Franklin Park crash

  • Jun 17

Bill seeking to streamline e-bike, scooter regulations heads to gov

  • Jun 4

E-bike rider hospitalized after north suburban crash, police say

  • Dec 23, 2025

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Illinois e-bike law sets new rules for riders, high-speed vehicles

  • Aug 27
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New Illinois law establishes rules for e-bikes, scooters

  • Aug 27
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Family devastated after boy, 16, driving e-bike killed in crash

  • Sep 16, 2025
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Boy, 16, driving e-bike killed in Arlington Heights crash

  • Sep 16, 2025
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Group of e-bikers seen running red lights in Elk Grove Village: police

  • Jul 10, 2025
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E-scooters, e-bikes, hoverboards injuries up 127% since 2017: report

  • Oct 13, 2022
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ABC7 Chicago's Diane Pathieu try's VeoRide e-scooter

  • Jun 23, 2019
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Chicago Made: VeoRide E-Scooters

  • Jun 23, 2019

Latest Stories

Rolling Meadows High School student killed in e-bike crash in Arlington Heights: police

More municipalities are trying to regulate the increasingly popular electric bicycles.

  • Sep 16, 2025

Park Ridge passes new rule for electric bikes, e-scooters

Park Ridge is joining other Chicago-area suburbs in adding new rules for riding electric bikes and scooters.

  • Jul 22, 2025

Group of at least 15 e-bike riders seen running red lights in Elk Grove Village, police say

Elk Grove Village police are looking for a group of more than 15 young people who were seen riding e bikes and other off road vehicles through the streets.

  • Jul 10, 2025

New York firefighters pull out apparent flaming e-bike in fire that critically injured man | Video

One man remains in critical condition after an intense fire at a Brooklyn apartment building that firefighters say was sparked by a lithium-ion battery.

  • Jun 28, 2024

Lithium-ion battery bill advances from House to Senate to push for safety standards

The House passed a bill to require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to establish a safety standard for rechargeable batteries and require a certification that they are legitimate.

  • May 16, 2024