Applications for 2026 Chicago Marathon now open
Runners have until Nov. 18 to apply for either a guaranteed or non-guaranteed entry.
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Runners have until Nov. 18 to apply for either a guaranteed or non-guaranteed entry.
His accomplishment is made possible with the help of his trusty guide, Dejan Ivankovic, who was by his side the whole way.
Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda was the winner among the men, with a finishing time of 2:02:23.
Of the participating runners, 25% were visiting Chicago for the first time, and a third came in from international locations, according to Bank of America Chicago president Rita Cook.
Otis Hudson played football for years, and now he has transitioned to running. He joins Asal Rezaei on the marathon route.
Tens of thousands of runners were set to take to the streets of Chicago Sunday morning for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Asal Rezaei reports.
Milan Petrović has come to Chicago to run his first major marathon. At 38 years old, he's run more than 30 half marathons and a full marathon overseas, and he's done that as a person who has been blind since the age of 11.
Here's what you need to know ahead of the 2025 Chicago marathon on Sunday, October 12
A Baltimore couple was looking forward to running in the upcoming Chicago Marathon. But when they arrived, they found out the reservation at the hotel where they wanted to stay had been canceled, even though they'd confirmed it days earlier.
A Baltimore couple was looking forward to running in the upcoming Chicago Marathon. But when they arrived, they found out the reservation at the hotel where they wanted to stay had been canceled, even though they'd confirmed it days earlier.
Calling all marathon runners. Here are some tips ahead of Sunday's race in Chicago.
Ruth Chepngetich, who set the women's world record at the Chicago marathon in 2024, has been provisionally suspended for a positive doping test.
Ruth Chepngetich, who set the women's world record at the Chicago marathon in 2024, has been provisionally suspended for a positive doping test. Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
"I need my exercise, and I can't do without it, and I think the older you get, the more you need it too. Use it or lose it," George Mueller said.
A 76-year-old Chicago man has been running the Chicago Marathon ever since it began. George Mueller is one of three men who have run 26.2 miles across the city for the Chicago Marathon every year for more than 40 years.
Cancer survivor Batbayar Tserendorj also ran the 2023 Chicago Marathon after delaying his liver transplant surgery, and giving the liver to someone else so he could run.
Runners trekked across 29 of the city's neighborhoods Sunday morning, taking in some of the landmarks as they made toward the finish line.
Every runner in the annual Chicago Marathon has their own story, but one man in particular had a lot to celebrate even before he crossed the finish line on Sunday.
Thousands of runners from across the world gathered in Chicago's Grant Park on Sunday for the 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, with two of the day’s winners setting new records. More than 50,000 runners made the 26.2-mile trek across 29 city neighborhoods.
The event is underway in Grant Park. Director Carey Pinkowski talks about the thousands of runners hitting the pavement while getting a tour of the city.
More than 50,000 runners and wheelchair athletes are amped up and getting ready to race in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. On their way to the finish line, they will run through 29 Chicago neighborhoods.
Last year, Batbayar Tserendorj was training for the 2023 race, he got a call from Northwestern Hospital the night before the race.
A strong cold front plows through our area this afternoon, opening the door for high winds late day through the evening. Northwest winds may gust to 40 mph.
While some of the street closures around the start and finish line are already in place, restrictions along a bulk of the marathon route will go into effect Sunday morning.
The countdown has officially begun for the 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Thousands of runners from across the globe will set their mark and make their own history.
Former Cubs pitcher Jon Lester, catcher Jody Davis, and broadcaster Vince Lloyd will be inducted into the Cubs Hall of Fame this year, the team announced Friday as they kicked off their annual fan convention.
Bears fans lucky enough to snag tickets for the playoff game against the Rams better bundle up, with frigid temperatures expected Sunday night. One huge Bears fan showed off how people can dress for the big game.
People living in Chicago's Belmont Gardens neighborhood said they've been dealing with a persistent droning noise, sometimes a constant hum and other times like a rocket ship taking off, since December.
"It's as definitive as we're going to get," CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder said of the new research, which found no connection between Tylenol and autism or ADHD.
It's been 40 years since the Chicago Bears won the Super Bowl and, perhaps coincidentally, also since their cheerleading squad, the Honey Bears, were disbanded. Is there a curse?
The number of ICE detainees exceeded 70,000 for the first time in the deportation agency's 23-year history, according to internal DHS data obtained by CBS News.
The Justice Department says it also added about 80 more attorneys this week to help review the Epstein files to be released.
The ICE agent involved in the fatal shooting could try to invoke immunity under the Constitution's Supremacy Clause to try to end state criminal prosecution.
President Trump threatened Thursday to invoke the Insurrection Act to quell anti-ICE protests in Minnesota. He previously threatened to do so in Chicago, but never followed through.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Machado previously said she wanted to "share" the prize for removing Nicolás Maduro from power.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
As this holiday season nears its end, Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias issued a warning Tuesday about text scams.
A new report shines a light on electricity shortages that Illinois could face in less than 10 years.
Roughly 1.4 million fewer Americans have signed up for an Affordable Care Act plan as expiring tax breaks drive up premiums.
January is Radon Action Month, and the Cook County Department of Public Health is urging residents to test their homes for radon.
Severe flu season is sending many people to hospital emergency rooms across the country, including in the Chicago area.
Unionized health care workers this week took aim at Northwestern Medicine, saying the health care system needs to hire more people before expanding the emergency room at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that its recommendations for childhood vaccines will not be affected by a change in federal guidelines.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
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The Piggery, a popular barbecue restaurant and bar in the northwest corner of Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, announced Thursday that it is going out of business.
The Lincolnwood Town Center mall in the north Chicago suburb of Lincolnwood has been sold to a developer, the village announced Wednesday.
Scott Adams, the cartoonist who created the "Dilbert" comic strip, has died at the age of 68, his first ex-wife revealed on Tuesday.
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Bob Weir wrote or co-wrote and sang lead vocals on Grateful Dead classics including "Sugar Magnolia," "One More Saturday Night" and "Mexicali Blues."
Chicago Theatre Week brings value-priced tickets for shows from Feb. 5 until Feb. 15 at Chicago's stage venues. Tickets can sell for $30, $15, or even less.
Isiah Whitlock Jr. is perhaps best known for his role as state Sen. R. Clayton "Clay" Davis on HBO's "The Wire."
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
Bears fans lucky enough to snag tickets for the divisional playoff game against the Rams at Soldier Field better bundle up, with frigid temperatures and single-digit wind chills expected Sunday night. One huge Bears fan showed off how people can dress for the big game.
Even as Mayor Brandon Johnson has warned of possible mid-year city worker layoffs if revenue estimates in the budget fall short, city employees and workers at the city's sister agencies owe a mountain of outstanding debt to the city.
People living in Chicago's Belmont Gardens neighborhood said they've been dealing with a persistent droning noise, sometimes a constant hum and other times like a rocket ship taking off, since December.
The FBI has captured a fugitive from Chicago's "Most Wanted" list. Antonio Stigler, 32, was arrested Friday morning at a home in south suburban Dolton, in connection with the murder of a pregnant woman in Riverdale in 2024.
Even as Mayor Brandon Johnson has warned of possible mid-year city worker layoffs if revenue estimates in the budget fall short, city employees and workers at the city's sister agencies owe a mountain of outstanding debt to the city.
People living in Chicago's Belmont Gardens neighborhood said they've been dealing with a persistent droning noise, sometimes a constant hum and other times like a rocket ship taking off, since December.
As officials in Arlington Heights on Friday renewed their pitch to lure the Chicago Bears to the northwest suburbs, leaders in Gary, Indiana offered three potential sites to move the Bears across state lines.
Former Cubs pitcher Jon Lester, catcher Jody Davis, and broadcaster Vince Lloyd will be inducted into the Cubs Hall of Fame this year, the team announced Friday as they kicked off their annual fan convention.
Bears fans lucky enough to snag tickets for the playoff game against the Rams better bundle up, with frigid temperatures expected Sunday night. One huge Bears fan showed off how people can dress for the big game.
Even as Mayor Brandon Johnson has warned of possible mid-year city worker layoffs if revenue estimates in the budget fall short, city employees and workers at the city's sister agencies owe a mountain of outstanding debt to the city.
Lead-based paint was banned for serious health reasons in 1978, but most homes built before then remain covered in it.
Fire department officials in Chicago's western suburbs said drone technology has been helping keep firefighters safe and make a major impact on public safety.
With the stores becoming a common target for thieves, some of the stores in the Chicago area are taking new steps to fight back.
As thousands of people are expected downtown for New Year's Eve celebrations, Mayor Johnson, the Chicago police, and the Office of Emergency Management and Communications are trying to get out ahead of any safety concerns.
Former Cubs pitcher Jon Lester, catcher Jody Davis, and broadcaster Vince Lloyd will be inducted into the Cubs Hall of Fame this year, the team announced Friday as they kicked off their annual fan convention.
It's been 40 years since the Chicago Bears won the Super Bowl and, perhaps coincidentally, also since their cheerleading squad, the Honey Bears, were disbanded. Is there a curse?
After both teams rallied in the 4th quarter to win in the Wild Card round of the NFL Playoffs, the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams face off on Sunday in a NFC Divisional Round game at Soldier Field in Chicago.
As officials in Arlington Heights on Friday renewed their pitch to lure the Chicago Bears to the northwest suburbs, leaders in Gary, Indiana offered three potential sites to move the Bears across state lines.
Mikael Backlund and Yegor Sharangovich each had a goal and an assist as the Calgary Flames beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1.
Chicago police have issued a community alert on a string of burglaries this week targeting businesses from the north lakefront to the Southwest Side.
Burglars broke into a bar in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood early Thursday morning.
A teen stood charged Thursday with shooting a young woman in the mouth in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood earlier this week.
A man is dead, and two others were injured after a shooting in Chicago's Morgan Park neighborhood.
Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that they have charged a registered nurse to giving counterfeit Ozempic to patients in Chicago.
