Street closures planned for Sunday's Life Time Chicago Spring Half Marathon

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team WLS logo
Sunday, May 21, 2023
Expect traffic, street closures for Chicago half marathon
Street closures and traffic ae expected during the Life Time Spring Half Marathon in Chicago Sunday. The route begins on Columbus Drive.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Street closures will be in place on Sunday morning for the Life Time Chicago Spring Half Marathon and 10K.

The Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications said more than 10,000 people are expected to participate in the event.

The half marathon will begin at 7 a.m., and the 10K will start at 7:45 a.m. It is set to end on Columbus Drive alongside Maggie Daley Park at 337 E. Randolph, where runners will gather at the Spring Market Finish Festival.

Full list of street closures:

  • Monroe: DuSable Lake Shore Drive to Columbus Drive - All lanes, 3 a.m. - 2 p.m.
  • Columbus: Lower Randolph to Monroe - Northbound lanes, 3 a.m. - 2 p.m.
  • Columbus: Lower Randolph to Monroe - Southbound lanes, 3 a.m. - noon
  • Columbus: Monroe to Jackson - All lanes, 3 a.m. - 9 a.m.
  • Columbus: Jackson to Roosevelt - All lanes, 6 a.m. - 9 a.m.
  • Lower Randolph: Lakefront Path to Columbus - Eastbound lanes, 6:30 a.m. - noon
  • Randolph Exit (northbound lanes): DuSable Lake Shore Drive to Randolph - Northbound exit lane, 6:30 a.m. - noon

For more event information, click here.

The video in the player above is from a previous report.