Chicago Marathon

Heidi Stevens: 5 final lessons from the Chicago Marathon, now that it’s in the rearview mirror

By Heidi Stevens

October 23, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

When Heidi Stevens committed to running the Chicago Marathon this year, she also committed to...

Runners cross the LaSalle Street Bridge as spectators cheer on Oct. 11, 2026, during the Chicago Marathon. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Chicago Marathon spectators cheer for charity, culture and support for the running community

By Finnegan Belleau

October 11, 2026 at 7:11 p.m.

The sidelines of this year’s Chicago Marathon featured cutouts of Pope Leo XIV and tributes...

Runners fill North Lasalle Street on Oct. 11, 2026, during the Chicago Marathon. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Photos: 2026 Chicago Marathon

By Arthur Maiorella

October 11, 2026 at 2:55 p.m.

Photos from the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 11, 2026.

Kenya's Rita Jeptoo celebrates winning the women's Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013. Jeptoo's time of 2:19:57 was the fastest since Paula Radcliffe's record-setting race in 2002.

Chicago Marathon runners are determined as ever to complete their 26.2 miles — even if the 2020 race is virtual: ‘Chicago is a bunch of doers’

By Shannon Ryan

October 11, 2020 at 10:47 a.m.

Gloria Rojas had been looking forward to the 2020 Chicago Marathon after missing last year's...

The Tribune compiled a list of famous marathoners. Here is how they finished.

Running a virtual marathon? Can you match the times of these celebrity runners?

By baiduhai

October 9, 2020 at 3:48 p.m.

TV personality Al Roker ran the New York City Marathon in 2010. He finished in...

The new Bank of America Tower with a new block of Riverwalk.

Column: City’s tallest office building in 30 years opens along Chicago River, mixing drama and banality

By Blair Kamin

October 9, 2020 at 3:37 p.m.

Here are three big reasons you should care about the just-completed, hauntingly empty, Bank of...

What will the virtual 2020 Chicago Marathon be like? How to create your own route and cheer on those who run.

By Jamal Collier

October 11, 2020 at 10:20 a.m.

The Chicago Marathon has been run every year since 1977, but the 43rd running of...

Oak Lawn teacher who has raised over $12K for charity by finishing last 12 Chicago Marathons isn’t letting event’s cancellation stop her

By Jeff Vorva

October 8, 2020 at 9:01 a.m.

Sure, Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School teacher Kathy Ogean is proud she has finished 12 Chicago...

Best products for this year’s virtual marathon

By BestReviews

October 7, 2020 at 11:06 a.m.

Like most things in 2020, marathons are going to look a little different this year....

The Chicago Marathon first started on Sept. 25, 1977. Here, the first runners cross the Outer Drive Bridge shortly after the start of the Mayor Daley Marathon in 1977.

The Chicago Marathon started in 1977 — but it went virtual in 2020. Take a look back at the history of the race.

By Contributed Content

October 13, 2020 at 8:33 a.m.

The Chicago Marathon first started on Sept. 25, 1977. Here, we take a look back...

Drag queens cheer on runners near mile marker 8 of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019, in Chicago.

With the Chicago Marathon off, Olympian Alexi Pappas and activist Jahmal Cole headline week of virtual events starting Monday

By Darcel Rockett

October 6, 2020 at 9:44 p.m.

Crystal Rosales has run a variety of races in the Chicago area, including a half-marathon....

Former "The Bachelorette," contestants Dustin Kendrick and Clay Harbor host a fitness class in Ping Tom Park on Sept. 17, 2020.

These guys from ‘The Bachelorette’ are co-hosting fitness classes in Chicago parks

By Tracy Swartz

September 22, 2020 at 5:14 p.m.

There was no "Bachelor in Paradise" this summer because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, but...

Lockport park district plans socially distanced, but in-person triathlon

By Bill Jones

September 16, 2020 at 4:01 p.m.

When it comes to races, it is all about timing. And while the COVID-19 pandemic...