Hoka Chicago Half Marathon returns to Jackson Park, causing several road closures along route

CHICAGO (WLS) — The Chicago Half Marathon returns to the streets of Chicago Sunday. This year’s race is the 25th-anniversary celebration.

The half marathon is set to kick off at 7 a.m. with the 5k starting at 7:45 a.m. Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications said that residents should expect street closures along the route starting as early as 6 a.m.

Closures Starting at 6 a.m.

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OEMC said that street closures will open on a rolling basis starting at 10 a.m. and be fully reopened by 11 a.m.

The race will run from Jackson Park, through Hyde Park and up DuSable Lakeshore Drive before looping back around and finishing back in Jackson Park.

For more information on the race and festivities, visit the Chicago Half Marathon’s website.