The new lanes help a lot:

So do the emerging innovative beautiful bike parking forms such as this one:

And this one:
And of course the brand new bike share scheme called Divvy:

And when you need to take a break from all the peddling you might find a parklet such as this one:

Or if you need a coffee and fix your bike – at the same time, then head over to Heritage Bicycles.
I will be watching Chicago’ evolution.