Good morning, Chicago.
The 26.2-mile Chicago Marathon course is flat, fast and ready to welcome more than 55,000 runners this Sunday.
The race begins in waves starting at 7:20 a.m. in Grant Park and follows a route through 29 neighborhoods.
What began as the Mayor Daley Marathon in 1977 has become more inclusive for a variety of people — including wheelchair racers. It has been canceled only twice: in 1987 because of the lack of a sponsor and in 2020 because of the pandemic.
Here’s what to know if you plan to participate, cheer on a runner — or just want to avoid traffic jams on race day.
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Preckwinkle proposes stop-gap fixes, shrinking budget to address Cook County’s $550M shortfall
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle will propose “sweeping the cupboards bare” to close a projected $550 million budget gap for next year, she told reporters yesterday.
Preckwinkle’s administration plans to use a series of stopgap measures to help cover operations in lieu of new or increased taxes or layoffs in 2027 to bridge the shortfall left by a mix of federal healthcare cuts, rising employee pay and benefits costs and an expensive legal defeat preventing the county from using transportation “lockbox” dollars on its public safety offices.
Illinois governor’s race: Collin Corbett, an ex-GOP strategist, hopes to find votes from those in the middle
Collin Corbett has stopped trying to convince Republicans to tack to the center and instead is testing his theory himself with a long-shot independent bid for governor. The 40-year-old Palatine resident is the first independent candidate in 16 years to qualify for the general election ballot for governor, and only the third in the past century, according to state election records.
What to know before you vote in Chicago’s elected school board races
In November, Chicago voters will cast ballots for the city’s first fully elected school board, selecting 21 members to steer the future of Chicago Public Schools. Here’s what to know before you vote.
Block 37 changes hands, and its new owner promises a makeover
A company known for renovating suburban retail has purchased Chicago’s Block 37 shopping mall for a bargain-basement price.
Crypto coin founder charged in Chicago with scamming investors in ‘rug pull’ scheme
A founder of the cryptocurrency Kishu Inu has been indicted in Chicago on federal charges alleging he and his associates bilked investors of nearly $10 million through a “rug pull” scheme that used public statements and ads to drive up market prices while selling off coins they had secretly distributed to themselves.
ICC judges recommend slashing proposed $144 million Peoples Gas rate increase by more than half
Two Illinois Commerce Commission administrative law judges issued a proposed order Tuesday to slash an already downwardly revised Peoples Gas rate increase request by more than half.
The order recommends the ICC approve a $66 million rate increase for Peoples, down from the $144 million request the utility made in July.
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Heaven can wait: White Sox fans feel blessed as unlikely playoff run comes home
White Sox fans were at Rate Field yesterday to witness something rarely seen in Chicago: a series-clinching playoff win on the South Side. That would have to wait, as the team ultimately fell to the Cleveland Guardians.
The teams will now face off again today, giving Sox fans one more chance to see the team clinch a playoff series at their home ballpark, something they have not done since besting the Cubs in the 1906 World Series.
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Chicago Bears by the numbers: Why did Case Keenum get the QB ‘win’ instead of Tyson Bagent?
Case Keenum is 2-0 this season. At least according to the stat keepers. Bears coach Ben Johnson elected to have the 38-year-old veteran take the first snap of the game Sunday against the New York Jets. Tyson Bagent also was on the field, lined up at wide receiver, so both quarterbacks technically started.
But with Keenum taking the first snap and pitching the football to running back D’Andre Swift, he technically was the starting quarterback — and that gave Keenum the quarterback “win.”
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Tribune’s 2026 Holiday Cookie Contest: Submit your recipes now
Do you have a beloved cookie recipe that’s been in the family for generations? Maybe you’re a home baker who loves to experiment with flavors or perhaps you just love a good classic cookie? There’s still time to enter the 40th annual Tribune Holiday Cookie Contest. But the recipe submission deadline is tomorrow night, so don’t wait much longer.