Chicago Marathon

Ana Jordan picks up her takeout order from a delivery robot at BellyBowl in Bridgeport, Oct. 8, 2026. The marathon drives business for BellyBowl. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Local businesses run their own marathon ahead of Sunday’s race

By Jane Miller

October 10, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Runners aren't the only ones going the distance on Sunday. For local businesses, the marathon...

Participants finish the Chicago Marathon on Columbus Avenue in Grant Park on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)

Chicago Marathon 2026: Course map, tips for spectators and participants — and how to drive downtown (or avoid it)

By Kori Rumore

October 9, 2026 at 2:25 p.m.

The Chicago Marathon's 26.2-mile course is flat, fast and ready to welcome more than 55,000...

Kelvin Kiptum celebrates his Chicago Marathon world record victory, 2:00:35, with Bank of America Chicago Marathon Executive Race Director Carey Pinkowski, left, in Chicago’s Grant Park on Oct. 8, 2023. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum sets a world record in the Chicago Marathon

By Kori Rumore

October 8, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 8, according...

Don't see your usual RedEye box? Don't panic.

Hey, where’s my RedEye box?

By baiduhai

June 2, 2018 at 3:04 a.m.

Note to readers: RedEye boxes will be temporarily removed along the Chicago Marathon route for...

<p>Gov. Bruce Rauner holds a press conference at the State of Illinois Building in Chicago on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017, to announce he has signed an abortion bill that expands abortion coverage for women on Medicaid and state insurance.</p>

Morning Spin: Rauner still won’t say if he’ll seek re-election

By baiduhai

May 15, 2019 at 4:31 p.m.

Welcome to Clout Street: Morning Spin, our weekday feature to catch you up with what's...

Joan Benoit Samuelson is scheduled to run the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 8.

Joan Benoit Samuelson, 60, goes for another milestone at Chicago Marathon

By Shannon Ryan

May 31, 2019 at 4:32 p.m.

Joan Benoit Samuelson's running feats are historic. She is best known for being the first...

Emanuel criticizes Trump over Las Vegas response; Rauner wants ‘dialogue’ about guns

By John Byrne

May 31, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

Democratic Mayor Rahm Emanuel called on President Donald Trump's administration Tuesday to "take responsibility and...

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., speaks as Sen. Richard Blumenthal listens during a news briefing at the Capitol on Sept. 19, 2017. Durbin and other Illinois lawmakers called for tougher gun legislation following the mass shooting in Las Vegas.

Morning Spin: Illinois Democrats talk gun control after Las Vegas shooting; Trump’s office talks Chicago

By baiduhai

May 15, 2019 at 4:31 p.m.

Welcome to Clout Street: Morning Spin, our weekday feature to catch you up with what's...

Thanks to science, elite athletes, the race is on for the two-hour marathon

By Shannon Ryan

May 31, 2019 at 4:36 p.m.

Shortly after Eliud Kipchoge crossed the finish line in Monza, Italy, he was encouraged about...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel is shown Sept. 7, 2017.

After Las Vegas attack, Emanuel talks Cubs, Chicago Marathon security

By John Byrne

June 2, 2018 at 4:08 a.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Monday said in the wake of the Las Vegas attack that...

Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, a Democrat who was first elected sheriff in 2006 and is seeking re-election next year, is frequently mentioned as a potential candidate for a variety of offices.

Morning Spin: Why Tom Dart no longer wants Lisa Madigan’s job

By baiduhai

May 15, 2019 at 4:31 p.m.

Welcome to Clout Street: Morning Spin, our weekday feature to catch you up with what's...

Chicago Marathon executive race director Carey Pinkowski poses outside the Bank of America Chicago Marathon offices on LaSalle Ave. on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017.

Meet Carey Pinkowski, the man who built Chicago Marathon into world-class event

By Shannon Ryan

May 31, 2019 at 4:38 p.m.

In the early 1990s, when Carey Pinkowski took over as Chicago Marathon director, when only...

Two Chicago Marathon runners connected by one transplanted heart

By David Haugh

May 31, 2019 at 4:39 p.m.

A stethoscope lay on the bed upstairs in case someone asked Shae Brown to listen...