When the 30-person cross-country Journey of Hope cycling team pulls into Northbrook on the afternoon of July 25 to spend their 45th night on the road since leaving California on June 3, they’ll receive a warm, Midwestern welcome from supporters gathered at the North Suburban YMCA (NSYMCA) on Techny Road.

The city of Fort Worth welcomed a philanthropic cycling team that made a stop in ‘Cowtown.’

Thirty bikers and eight crew members set out on a journey from Seattle, Washington on June 7 to reach Washington D.C. on August 12 for the annual bike ride, Journey of Hope.

Riders with the Journey of Hope shared smiles and high fives with patients at Shriners Hospital in Shreveport Tuesday.