South Chicago Velodrome Association

Don’t forget to join us this Sunday at Revolution Brewing (2nd floor) from 6-8pm in Logan Square to help ring in the new year! Revolution is providing 5 of their top selling brews along with appetizers. Today is the last chance to get discounted tickets! After tonight they’ll be $40 whether online or at the door. You can grab them […]

Please join the SCVA for our inaugural New Years Social on Sunday, January 24th at Revolution Brewing (2nd floor) from 6-8pm in Logan Square to help ring in the new year! In addition to a night of food, drinks, and fun we plan to offer a silent auction of items generously donated from friends, families, and Chicagoland businesses. TICKET INFORMATION […]

The velodrome got a bit of airtime in last night’s episode of Southside on WTTW, our bit of the piece is just past the 1:02 mark. The entire episode is worth watching and gives some of the rich history of our South Side neighborhoods. If you’re looking for other ways to support us on this Giving Tuesday, remember our GoFundMe page. We’re […]

Saturday night we’re having our bash at the Emporium Arcade Bar in Logan Square. They’ve got a ton of classic video games along with pool, shuffle board, pinball, and craft beers. We’ll be raffling off cool stuff and you can still get discounted tickets if you buy before the end of Thursday. That’s not all though, in the morning from 10am-2pm Major Taylor Cycling […]

SCVA is throwing a 21 and over bash at the Logan Square Emporium Arcade Bar on Saturday 11/28 @ 7pm. The Emporium hosts retro arcade games, pool, pinball, and craft beers. There’s something for everyone, including the chance to support a worthy cause while pummeling your friends or family in 90s video game glory! For a $15 donation at the event […]

Things continue to happen here at the SCVA. We have a couple of upcoming meetings, and as always they’re open to the public. Our general monthly meeting will be on Wednesday  11/4 (on facebook and on thechainlink) at 7pm at the velodrome. Given everything that’s been happening though we’ll be having an additional meeting this Wednesday 10/28 (on FB and on TCL), also […]

This weekend, Saturday & Sunday Oct. 17-18, is Open House Chicago with visitor sites nearby in South Chicago. Lakeside’s Welcome Center 8555 S. Greenbay Rd. will be open 9-5 both days with their bus tours of the US Steel site running hourly 10-4. The bus tour drives by the velodrome twice during each bus tour and the guide usually has commentary about […]

Even though we’re cycling oriented it seems appropriate that the Chicago Marathon is this weekend, and while thousands of people will be running for 26 miles, we’re trying to reach 10K. A week ago we sent out a call for help; we’d hit our own wall and needed the support of our community to keep us running. I’m happy to say […]

South Chicago Velodrome Association Open Letter- October 2, 2015   We are currently at a crossroads for the future of the velodrome. While surface repairs are about 85% complete and “casual riding” is taking place, we must raise $3,500 between October 1st and 8th for our insurance policy payment. If our insurance is canceled, we will be required to vacate […]

Last Tuesday’s meeting went very well with 13 attendees, six being first-timers. It was great to see a good turn out and active participation! SCVA would like to welcome new Directors: Michael Genge (Operations), James Middleton (Fundraising), Jamel Triggs (Communications), Fr. Wolf Werling (Community Outreach), Michael Roeser (Finance), Pablo Calderón and Timothy Alexander; thank you all for your commitments. Next […]