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The 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon steps off in a matter of hours, bringing over 50,000 runners from across the globe to the Windy City for one of the world’s biggest races of the year.

Over 50,000 runners are just hours away from stepping off in the 46th annual Bank of America Chicago Marathon, embarking on a 26.2-mile course through the city’s most recognizable neighborhoods and landmarks.

After a summer-like Friday that saw high temperatures reach the low 80s, more fall-like conditions are now on the way, with Saturday bringing milder temperatures and the possibility for isolated thunderstorms.

A couple chances for rain arrive with cooler temp.

Two workers at a south suburban pizza joint were lauded as heroes for their quick thinking when flames engulfed a mobile home, trapping a boy inside.

Police in suburban Des Plaines were searching for a bicyclist who stabbed a driver during a road rage incident on Friday afternoon, authorities said.

An aide at a Kenosha County elementary school was arrested for three felonies after sexually assaulting a child, according to a criminal complaint.

The 46th annual Bank of America Chicago Marathon gets underway this weekend, putting tens of thousands of runners on a 26.2-mile course weaving through many of Chicago’s most recognizable neighborhoods.

A popular Chicago-area pizza chain is throwing it back to the past in celebration of its anniversary.

The YWCA Evanston/North Shore has temporarily closed to the public after two cases of Legionnaire’s disease were linked to the center.

Chicago police arrested a 49-year-old man on Wednesday on charges that he exposed himself to three girls, aged 7, 9, and 10, on two separate days in late September.

Unseasonably warm weather will give way to the Chicago area’s first significant cool down of the season as temperatures plunge this weekend.

Not able to watch the 2024 Bank of America Chicago marathon live in person? You’ll still be able to catch the entire race and a live finish line camera to watch the moment your favorite runner crosses the finish line.