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.

Laura Phillips runs on the lakefront path at Northwestern accompanied by her husband, NU athletic director Jim Phillips, on April 12, 2018, in Evanston. Laura Phillips qualified to run in the Boston Marathon on April 16.

Laura Phillips — wife of Northwestern AD Jim Phillips and mom of five — to tackle Boston Marathon

By Shannon Ryan

May 31, 2019 at 4:34 p.m.

Along the 26.2 miles of the Chicago Marathon route, Laura Phillips spotted the sign: "Nothing...

Man’s 2017 death in struggle with guards the latest red flag for Chicago private security firm

By Elyssa Cherney

May 23, 2019 at 12:34 a.m.

Donnell Burns was shirtless, handcuffed and facedown on the pavement outside of a Walmart on...

Wheeling resident Dannielle "Danni" Allen before and after she won Season 14 of "The Biggest Loser."

How this ‘Biggest Loser’ winner from Mundelein found a ‘healthy, happy weight’

By Tracy Swartz

May 23, 2019 at 11:31 a.m.

Five years after winning “The Biggest Loser,” Evanston’s Danni Allen is still making the gym...

Kenneth Radnitzer, World War II vet awarded Silver Star, dies

By Joan Giangrasse Kates

May 24, 2018 at 4:31 a.m.

Kenneth Radnitzer was a teenager when he joined the military, trained as a U.S. Marine...

Munster officer remembered as ‘kind soul’

By Meredith Colias-Pete

May 13, 2019 at 4:50 a.m.

A Munster school resource police officer was a devoted family man who loved children and...

Marty Mullarkey, left, guest information manager at McCormick Place, gives directions to Ryan Sanders, 27, visiting the west building for a band and orchestra clinic.

Inspired by longtime McCormick Place greeter, app aims to give visitors memorable experience

By Elvia Malagon

May 23, 2019 at 12:20 a.m.

The way Marty Mullarkey sees it, he could do his job sitting behind the information...

Gloria Gayle, of Olympia Fields, sits with her grandson, Khalil, in September. Gayle, a U.S. Army veteran, survived lung cancer and now is training with her grandson to run in the Chicago Marathon.

Cancer no match for local Army veteran

By Janice Neumann

May 21, 2019 at 9:36 p.m.

Gloria Gayle has been a health buff for years, but her one unhealthy habit finally...

Community news

By baiduhai

May 21, 2019 at 9:33 p.m.

Lockport students earn state honors Tech Day Two teams from Lockport Township High School placed...

Jordan Tropf is the overall male winner of the 17th Annual Baltimore Marathon. The race began at Camden and Paca Sts. and finished on E. Pratt Street in the Inner Harbor. The Baltimore Running Festival included other races as well: Wheelchair Marathon; 4-Person Team Relay; 5K and Half-Marathon. Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun Staff.

Running Festival notes: Hopkins student Tropf, McDaniel professor Baage win marathon

By Jonas Shaffer

July 1, 2019 at 12:05 p.m.

To understand Jordan Tropf's devotion to running, start with another of his loves. Around his...

Shout Out: Matt LaPorte, Mundelein parks new hire

By Pioneer Press

May 22, 2019 at 1:38 p.m.

Matt LaPorte is the new superintendent of recreation for the Mundelein Park District after brief...