In 1977, Michael Bilandic, then the mayor of Chicago and an enthusiastic runner, threw his support behind putting on a race ...

Cheers, music and cowbells are not Chicago’s typical Sunday morning soundtrack, but little was typical about the city streets ...

The 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon is here, and you have front-row seats to watch all the action live as thousands of runners embark on the 26.2-mile course.

Sunday's Bank of America Chicago Marathon. was one for the history books as Ruth Chepngetich, of Kenya, set an unofficial ...

Dozens of street closures, including on some of Chicago's most trafficked roadways, are slowly reopening as the 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon wraps up.

More than 9,000 runners took part in the Portland Marathon on Sunday. The runners participated in four events — the marathon, ...

It’s no coincidence that over the past 40 years, six world records have been set at the Chicago Marathon — most notably, the current men’s record: 2 hours 35 seconds. “It’s well ...

The Bellahouston Road Runner completed the New York City Marathon the following year before ticking off Boston and Chicago in 2023. And after finishing Tokyo in March he earned his sixth star in ...

DUPAGE COUNTY, Ill. — Among the estimated 50,000 runners who will step off for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon this month will be an Elmhurst man hoping to honor the father he lost to ...

And taking it to the most extreme, the fastest-ever marathon runner, Kelvin Kiptum of Kenya, finished the 2023 Chicago Marathon in 2 hours and 35 seconds, for an average pace of about 13 mph.

In the world of Chicago athletics, there may be no event that plants the city so firmly on the international stage as the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. A year ago, the Chicago Marathon logged ...