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 newly married bride holds a commemorative Chicago Marathon bib following a marriage ceremony at the Wrigley Building in River North on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.

Runner couples tie the knot in Wrigley Building speed weddings

By Ilana Arougheti

October 10, 2023 at 9:56 a.m.

When George Lewis and Amy Celphane matched on Tinder in the United Kingdom in 2018,...

An Oak Park resident who has been running marathons for 40 years is set to participate in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon Oct. 8, 2023.

Longtime Oak Park marathon runner will be on starting line of Bank of America race

By Pioneer Press

October 5, 2023 at 5:45 p.m.

Among the pack of runners taking their mark to participate in the Bank of America...

Gunner Hinger, of Orland Park, holds up four fingers after he participated in four events over two days associated with the Chicago Triathlon in August.

For Sandburg freshman, taxing triathlons just another day at the office

By Jeff Vorva

October 4, 2023 at 2:39 p.m.

Even for someone who loves competing in triathlons, Gunner Hinger admits four races in two...

Corrections and clarifications

By baiduhai

October 3, 2023 at 4:25 p.m.

* A story in Sunday's paper on the disappearance of Sal Pullia included incorrect information...

The Rev. Roy Belocura of St. Julie Billiart Parish in Tinley Park will run the Chicago Marathon Oct. 8 to raise funds for the Pat Kmak Faith Formation Fund, in honor of Pat Kmak, who died unexpectedly July 23, 2022, at age 84.

Tinley Park priest, two parish members, will run Chicago Marathon to raise funds for three parish ministries

By Alexandra Kukulka

October 1, 2023 at 5:15 a.m.

Third time's the charm for the Rev. Roy Belocura of St. Julie Billiart Parish in...

Children participate in the annual Bateman Elementary School Halloween parade in October 1965.

Vintage baiduhai: Rites of fall — 5 things to love about autumn that aren’t football

By baiduhai

March 12, 2024 at 11:56 a.m.

Fall begins Saturday and to us it feels like the most wonderful time of the...

Traffic flows in the southbound lane of Interstate 65 near the exit to 61st Street in Merrillville on Monday, May 15, 2023. (Kyle Telechan for the Post-Tribune)

Transportation news

By Post-Tribune

September 20, 2023 at 4:50 p.m.

Parts of Interstates 94, 65 will close for surface treatment starting Monday RAM Construction Services...

Homewood-Flossmoor High School band members perform Saturday as runners zip by during the Hidden Gem Half-Marathon in Flossmoor. The route of the race was lined by musicians, volunteer groups and enthusiastic residents cheering the racers on.

1,000 runners from 25 states run Flossmoor’s Hidden Gem, winner of ‘Grammy of race awards’

By Laura Bruni

September 12, 2023 at 2:13 p.m.

Runners from as far away as Puerto Rico and as near as downtown Flossmoor gathered...

A group of people are given cheeseburgers from Ricky Medina, not pictured, while sitting on a CTA bus before being taken to a Salvation Army site after arriving on a bus with about 60 other migrants from Texas at Union Station in Chicago on Aug. 31, 2022.

A year in, Chicago’s migrant crisis exacerbated by City Hall and state delays, hefty contracts and questionable decisions

By Alice Yin

March 11, 2024 at 12:45 p.m.

Behind a thick black curtain at O'Hare International Airport where a security guard with a...

A sailboat passes Montrose Point in front of a hazy Willis Tower on July 26, 2023.

Weather service issues air quality alert through Sunday night as Chicagoans deal with more hazy skies from wildfire smoke

By Rebecca Johnson

July 16, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.

Roommates Erin Parker and Val Babyar were looking forward to spending Sunday at Osterman Beach...