Bike Paths & Trails l Donating Goods l Local News l Recycling l Shelters & Housing l Transportation l Volunteering

Bike Paths & Trails

Cook County Forest Preserve Trails
View trail maps for the forest preserves in Cook County.

DuPage County Bikeways and Trails
Learn about the 52 miles of trails in DuPage County as well as bikeways on streets.

Illinois Bike Paths and Maps
A listing of bike paths in Illinois

Illinois Trails & Maps
View maps of Illinois trails throughout the state compliments of the League of Illinois Bicyclists.

Donating Goods

Amvets
Accepts clothing and household items. Call 708-388-7800 to arrange a pick up or find a drop off location near you.

Downers Grove Area FISH, Inc.
Accepts donations of food and clothing. Located at 4340 Prince St., Downers Grove, IL 60515, 630-964-7776

Goodwill Industries
Accepts clothing, appliances, furniture, computers, and vehicles. Drop off at 6300 Kingery Highway, Willowbrook, IL 60514 or to arrange a pick up 630-323-9186. 

Hinsdale Community Service
Accepts donations of food, clothing and furniture. Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave., Hinsdale, Illinois 60521, 630-323-2500

The Hope Chest
Accepts donations of clothing to benefit the Constance Morris House a shelter for abused women and children. Located at 717 West Hillgrove Avenue, La Grange, IL.

The Salvation Army Oakbrook Terrace Family Thrift Store Accepts donations of clothing, automobiles, furniture and other resalable items. 17W687 Roosevelt Rd., Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, 630-889-8780 or call 888-574-2587 to schedule a pickup. 

Local News

Burr Ridge Patch
Get Burr Ridge news and photos, learn about local businesses and events, and participate in discussions.

Darien Patch
Get Darien news and photos, learn about local businesses and events, and participate in discussions.

The Doings
Local paper serving Burr Ridge, Darien, and Willowbrook.

Suburban Life
Local paper serving the Chicago suburbs.

Trib Local: Burr Ridge/ Willowbrook
Your spot on the web to find out about local news and events as well as where to shop or dine - all brought to you by local experts: you and your neighbors.

Trib Local: Darien
Your spot on the web to find out about local news and events as well as where to shop or dine - all brought to you by local experts: you and your neighbors.

Recycling

DuPage County Green Initiatives & Recycling
Learn about electronics and other recycling services. Explore the recycling guide for information on where to dispose of hazardous and other types of solid waste. Get details about local recycling events.

Earth 911
A rich, authoritative site with information on where to recycle everything from used motor oil to paint to fax machines in your neighborhood, plus consuming products responsibly. Or call 1-800-CLEANUP.

Freecycle
A large nonprofit network of groups which consists of people giving and getting free materials (from furniture to appliances and electronics). Emphasizes reusing and keeping those items out of landfills. Local coverage.

Shelters & Housing

Shelters

Beds Plus
Our mission is to provide emergency overnight shelter and assist homeless people of west suburban Cook County to become self-sufficient.

Catholic Charities
Provides transitional housing for homeless families.

DuPage P.A.D.S.
DuPage PADS, Inc. provides safe and hospitable shelter, support services, and advocacy to homeless or at risk individuals and families of DuPage County. Click the calendar at the bottom to view shelter locations.

Housing 

Community Housing Association of DuPage (CHAD)
Provides and advocates for quality, affordable housing for low-income persons in DuPage County.

DuPage Housing Authority
The DuPage Housing Authority provides rental assistance vouchers through a program funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Housing Choice Vouchers allow income eligible families and individuals, elderly persons and persons with disabilities to live in decent affordable rental units.

Resources 

DuPage County Continuum
This agency's mission is to end homelessness in DuPage county by providing access to information and services for those who are homeless.

DuPage C.R.I.S
The DuPage County Resource Guide allows users to search for basic needs services and other social service organizations.

Transportation

Chicago Transit Authority
Bus and train service in and around Chicago. Track trains and get fare information

Metra
Provides train schedules, maps and ticket information.

Pace Suburban Bus Service
The local public transportation agency for the Chicago area suburbs.

Volunteering

Darien Patch
The newspaper connects volunteers with local organizations looking for volunteers.

DuPage County Volunteer Opportunities
Find volunteer positions within the local government system and other organizations they support.

Literacy Volunteers of DuPage
This nonprofit, community-based organization trains volunteer tutors to help adult learners achieve sufficient skills in English literacy so they may achieve personal goals and function independently.

People's Resource Center
Operates a food pantry for DuPage County, distributes clothing, offers family literacy instruction, and provides computer training.

SeniorNet
Seniors helping seniors. SeniorNet seeks to provide older adults education for and access to computer technologies to enhance their lives and enable them to share their knowledge and wisdom.

Volunteer Match
Use your zip code to find a great place to volunteer.

West Suburban Humane Society
Volunteers help with adoptions, animal transporting, building maintenance, fundraising, humane education programs, temporary care and with other projects.