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...

Joggers and bicyclists fight share space along Chicago's lakefront trail seen here around North Avenue on March 22, 2016.

Does separation of Lakefront Trail put Chicago on the right path?

By Leonor Vivanco

May 22, 2019 at 9:34 p.m.

Chicago's Lakefront Trail used to be one of the few places that Megan Williams felt...

Q&A: Lake Bluff marathoner David Mark

By Jon J. Kerr

June 11, 2018 at 3:43 a.m.

Lake Bluff resident David Mark competes in marathons. But that alone is not what makes...

Run the Chicago Marathon with Team GLASA

By Pioneer Press

May 23, 2019 at 5:46 p.m.

Sporting orange Team Glasa shirts, two runners enjoy the 2015 Chicago Marathon. GLASA — Great...

Chirine Njeim finishes a run home from work Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, with friend Heather Prekop.

Chicago marathoner aims to make history as Winter/Summer Olympian

By Teddy Greenstein

May 22, 2019 at 7:26 a.m.

They meet every weekday morning at 6:15 at the corner of Clark and Wellington. Snow,...

Friends, family remember 2 fatally shot by Chicago police

By Genevieve Bookwalter

May 25, 2019 at 1:01 p.m.

Quintonio LeGrier was a 19-year-old college student who struggled to overcome mental health issues that...

Omer Aguilar works with runner Kristin Shields at NovaCare Rehabilitation in Wicker Park on Oct. 7, 2015, as she prepared for the Chicago Marathon.

NovaCare: How a chain run like a small business can inspire workers

By Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz

May 9, 2019 at 2:49 p.m.

Days before the Chicago Marathon, physical therapist Omer Aguilar was digging his fingers into a...

"Chicago Fire" actor Steven McQueen meets with media during a press junket for "Fire," "Chicago P.D." and "Chicago Med" Nov. 9, 2015 at Cinespace Chicago Film Studios.

Around Town: ‘Chicago Fire’ actor Steven R. McQueen plans to run Chicago Marathon again next year

By Luis Gomez

May 10, 2019 at 10:23 p.m.

What started as a request for "Chicago Fire" newcomer Steven R. McQueen to appear at...

‘Chicago Fire’ actor Steven R. McQueen ran Chicago Marathon after training for only a week

By Contributed Content

June 16, 2018 at 11:41 a.m.

What started as a request for "Chicago Fire" newcomer Steven R. McQueen to appear at...

10 things we learned from the casts of ‘Chicago Fire,’ ‘Chicago P.D.’ and ‘Chicago Med’

By Leonor Vivanco

June 16, 2018 at 11:55 a.m.

With the series premiere of "Chicago Med," the latest installment in the "Chicago" trilogy produced...

Russia's Liliya Shobukhova about to become the first women finisher in the 2011 Bank of America Chicago Marathon.

Doping scandal report rocks global sport, Russia

By Philip Hersh

May 22, 2019 at 7:23 a.m.

Russian distance runner Liliya Shobukhova once famously had the distinction of being the only person...