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Chicago Marathon Set for Sunday With Finalized Start Times, Closures and Elite Fields

Overnight no‑parking enforcement begins along the 29‑neighborhood course at 1 a.m. Sunday.

Chicago Marathon
Runners make their way down State Street in the first miles of the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 13, 2024, through the Loop. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
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Overview

  • Race-day schedule starts with wheelchair divisions at 7:20 a.m. CT, Wave 1 at 7:30 a.m., Wave 2 at 8:00 a.m., and Wave 3 at 8:35 a.m., with a 6 hour 30 minute course time limit.
  • The course closes to traffic from about 6 a.m. to midafternoon Sunday, with vehicle towing along posted no-parking zones beginning at 1 a.m., and some street closures having rolled out since Thursday.
  • Local coverage begins at 7 a.m. CT on NBC 5 Chicago and Telemundo Chicago with live streams on NBCChicago.com and TelemundoChicago.com, plus an exclusive finish-line camera from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • The official mobile app offers free, unlimited live runner tracking, 11 real-time leaderboards and the option to submit digital cheers for display on course.
  • Defending champion John Korir leads the men’s field with Jacob Kiplimo and American Conner Mantz among top contenders, while Megertu Alemu and Hawi Feysa headline the women’s race and Marcel Hug and Catherine Debrunner front the wheelchair fields.