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The 2024 Seoul Marathon champion, Jemal Yimer, is returning to the Bank of America Chicago Marathon after not finishing the race in 2022. Country: Ethiopia Standout Race: 2024 Seoul Marathon The 2024 season has been strong for Yimer. He pulled out his first-ever marathon victory in Seoul this past March, running a personal-best 2:06:08. More Inform...

A former Indiana deputy police chief was arrested and now faces federal child pornography charges after an investigation by the Department of Justice, officials said.

Ethiopian Huseydin Mohamed will look to bounce back from his DNF (did not finish) result at last year’s Bank of America Chicago Marathon at this season’s race. Country: Ethiopia Standout Race: 2024 Boston Marathon Mohamed finished runner-up in this year’s 2024 Boston Marathon with a 2:06:58 finish. His most recent race before Bost...

Police this week released a timeline of events leading up to their discovery of Chicago-area truck driver Javion Magee’s body in North Carolina – and among some of his final moments appeared to be one last act of kindness.

Resurfacing work on DuSable Lake Shore Drive has already led to lane and street closures this week, but potholes are also causing headaches for drivers using the roadway.

Kenya’s John Korir, the winner of the 2021 and 2022 Los Angeles Marathons, will make his third appearance at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon in October. Country: Kenya Standout Race: 2022 Chicago Marathon The 2022 Chicago Marathon represents Korir’s first appearance in this race. In the 2022 version, he ran his personal best marath...

An odor of burnt marijuana doesn’t justify a search of a car without a warrant in Illinois, the state Supreme Court said Thursday.

While legislation has been introduced numerous times to make daylight saving time permanent, where do things stand and will clocks “fall back” this year?

The back-to-back winner of the 2022 and 2023 Seoul Marathons, Amdework Walelegn, will make his Abbott World Marathon Major debut with the 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Country: Ethiopia Standout Race: 2024 Rotterdam Marathon After winning consecutive Seoul Marathon wins from 2022 and 2023, Walelgn followed his victories up with a personal-...

Two-time Olympic Dawit Wolde will compete in his second Bank of America Chicago Marathon this October. Country: Ethiopia Standout Race: 2023 Valencia Marathon Wolde raced a tough 2023 Chicago Marathon, finishing 17th place with a 2:11:33 finish. However, he bounced back quickly with a third-place finish at the 2023 Valencia Marathon, just under two...

Long known as “America’s Roller Coast,” Cedar Point announced Thursday that a record-breaking “tilt coaster” will be opening at the Sandusky, Ohio park in 2025, maintaining the park’s standing as home of some of the world’s most innovative attractions.

Kenya’s Vincent Ngetich will compete in his third marathon ever at the 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Oct. 13. Country: Kenya Standout Race: 2024 Tokyo Marathon Ngetich took third place in the 2024 Tokyo Marathon, running 2:04:18. In his first marathon ever during the 2023 Berlin race, he took second only to Eliud Kipchoge, running ...

Olympian marathoner Amos Kipruto will partake in his first 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, which he plans to run in honor of his fallen countryman Kelvin Kiptum, who died tragically after setting the marathon world record in 2023 at the Chicago race. Country: Ethiopia Standout Race: 2022 London Marathon Kipruto won the London Marathon in 202...