This July, our Reader & Runner of the Month is Grace Wallace!

Learn about the origin story of Chicago’s racial segregation on this self-guided route in Bronzeville.

Three self-guided routes inspired by Michelle Obama’s memoir, Becoming.

Attend free Read & Run Chicago programming this summer at the Chicago Public Library.

Looking for used books? Readers & runners share their favorite places in the Windy City to snag gently used books.

Discover the best running books for marathon training, recommended by Chicago run club leaders. Find inspiration, training tips, and motivation.

This June, our Reader & Runner of the Month is Stephanie B!

Chicago book club leads share their favorite places to read outside this summer.

Read & Run Chicago was one of the Chicago-based organizations selected for the 2026 Bank of America Chicago Distance Series Entries for Equity program.

Our first fundraising campaign is HERE! Help us fundraiser $25,000 by June 26.

We’re teaming up with Lincoln Park Teen Woodshop and a teen artist from Noble Street College Prep to build, develop, and launch two Little Free Libraries this summer! Photo credit: Village Preservation Blog

This May, our Reader & Runner of the Month is Emma!

Running in the summer heat doesn’t have to be miserable. Writer Chelsey Stone gives you five expert-backed tips will keep you cool, hydrated, and safe while running in hot weather.

Here are our favorite Chicago cookbooks.

This summer, we’re thrilled to announce we’re expanding what it means to “Read & Run.”

Our ultimate list of independently-owned bookstores in Chicago.

For readers & runners who want to explore on their own this Indie Bookstore Day, volunteer Sarita Muley crafted this scavenger hunt to four Chicago indie bookstores.

This April, our Reader & Runner of the Month is Ally Mark!

Local author Molly Page turned her love of Chicago into a career. Now, she’s channeling her need to cope with the state of the world into a project for library lovers everywhere.

These Black-owned Chicago bookstores celebrate writing by people of color and provide inclusive spaces for all readers.