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.

A happy finisher of the 40th bank of America Chicago Marathon. Thousands of runners start the 40th annual Bank of America Chicago Marathon onOct. 8, 2017 in Chicago.

Chicago Marathon adds 2 elite runners to women’s field for October race

By Shannon Ryan

May 31, 2019 at 4:41 p.m.

The Chicago Marathon announced Tuesday the additions of Amy Cragg and Laura Thweatt — two...

Yuki Kawauchi of Japan wins the 122nd Boston Marathon on Monday, April 16, 2018. He became the first Japanese man to win the race since 1987.

‘Citizen runner’ Yuki Kawauchi will compete in 2018 Chicago Marathon

By Shannon Ryan

May 31, 2019 at 4:37 p.m.

The Chicago Marathon announced Wednesday that elite runners Yuki Kawauchi and Suguru Osako will run...

4-time Olympic gold medalist Mo Farah to run the 2018 Chicago Marathon

By Shannon Ryan

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

Four-time Olympic gold medalist Mo Farah will run the 2018 Chicago Marathon, race organizers announced...

Top American runners returning for 2018 Chicago Marathon

By Shannon Ryan

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

Galen Rupp, who last year became the first American man to win the Chicago Marathon...

Fred Steiner, 72, heads off for the 5K run at Independence Grove in Libertyville.

Despite rain, hundreds turn out for Foodie 5K in Libertyville

By Denys Bucksten

May 15, 2019 at 1:27 p.m.

With steady rainfall before and after the Northern Illinois Food Bank's Foodie 5K, 443 of...

Darien pastor organizes runners to raise funds for clean water

By Hank Beckman

May 22, 2019 at 5:26 p.m.

The web site of the nonprofit World Vision maintains the average distance to obtain water...

Bernard Carey, a former Cook County state's attorney who won office as a reform Republican in the wake of the 1969 police raid that killed Illinois Black Panther Party chairman Fred Hampton and who helped kick off the judicial corruption probe, Operation Greylord, died of stomach cancer on June 1, 2018, in Naples, Fla. He was 83. <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bernard-carey-obituary-20180604-story.html" target="_blank">Read more</a>.

Chicago chef Judson Todd Allen, who called himself ‘architect of flavor,’ dies at 36 of apparent heart attack

By Elvia Malagon

May 23, 2019 at 12:48 a.m.

A Chicago-area chef who once appeared on the Food Network and dubbed himself the "architect...

Shout Out: Jordan Leasure and Jade Dellinger, Libertyville chiropractors

By Pioneer Press

May 15, 2019 at 1:27 p.m.

Sisters Jordan Leasure and Jade Dellinger are chiropractors who operate North Shore Pro-Active Health in...

Volumes Bookcafe in Wicker Park is participating in the My Chicago Bookstore crawl Saturday.

Rest up, readers. Independent Bookstore Day is upon us, and it’s the best sort of exhausting

By Heidi Stevens

May 16, 2019 at 4:01 a.m.

Saturday is the Chicago Marathon for readers. The Bud Billiken Parade for bookstores. The Taste...

Boston Marathon is last leg on Naperville man’s 50-state quest

By Suzanne Baker

May 16, 2019 at 6:21 a.m.

John Fisher is a late bloomer when it comes to running marathons. When he crossed...