Membership for Read & Run Chicago’s Winter 2026 season is now open—and we have just a few spots left.

This year, Read & Run Chicago was again one of the chosen Chicago running communities to take part in the Bank of America Chicago Distance Entries for Equity program.

Buy merch for the book-loving runners in your life this season—and fundraiser for the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights!

This December, our Volunteer of the Month is Monica Ortiz!

Vote for Read & Run Chicago in this year’s 2025 Best of Chicago awards for Best Tour (City Life) and Best Running Club (Sports & Fitness).

There are countless books set in Chicago that teach us the food, history, and culture of the city we love. Here’s our Holiday Gift Guide for the Chicagoans in your life.

We have exciting updates—including a restructured events volunteering program!

As a thank-you, we’re inviting the Read & Run Chicago community to vote for the people, places, books, authors, and spaces that made 2025 unforgettable.

This November, our Reader & Runner of the Month is Fiona Ian!

What should you wear when the temps drop and winter takes over the Windy City? Here’s your go-to guide.

Our mission can only thrive in a space where everyone feels safe–and right now, our friends and neighbors are being illegally brutalized and kidnapped. Here’s how you can prepare and stay safe.

Nominations for this year’s categories just opened, and we’d love your help to make Read & Run Chicago a contender in Best Tour (City Life) and Best Running Club (Sports & Fitness).

Ready to show off how much you love to read and run? This upcoming Fall 2025 season, we’re hosting a Read & Run Chicago challenge designed to get you moving, reading, and exploring the city—all while working towards a complimentary Winter 2026 All-Access Membership.

This year, Read & Run Chicago is bringing a unique, bookish spin to the festivities. Whether you’re running the marathon, cheering on friends and family, or looking for things to do in Chicago during marathon weekend, we’re hosting community-centered gatherings before, during, and after race day.

Here’s how you can join Read & Run Chicago for our special events surrounding the 2025 Bank of America Chicago Marathon.

It’s time for Read & Run Chicago’s annual tradition of cheering on marathon runners in the best way we know how—stories!

Read & Run Chicago hosted Lee Weiner virtually after our Running Tour of the 1968 Democratic National Convention Protests with guide John Foley in November 2024—just after the reelection of President Donald Trump. Weiner, having seen years of both progress and missteps, wasn’t optimistic about the future of equity in the U.S. Watch the video below to learn more about what he thinks of contemporary America.

Whether you’re an introvert, a new (and nervous) runner, or simply not sure if Read & Run Chicago is the right fit for you, here are important things to keep in mind about our events.

Joining Read & Run Chicago for the first time? Here’s your essential tips to make the most of your experience.

There’s no doubt about: reading outdoors in Chicago is magical. That’s why this August, Read & Run Chicago is inviting you to soak up the best of the end of the season with three outdoor reading gatherings in three incredible outdoor reading spots—some you may have never heard of—and you’re officially invited.

Watch this video to hear from two former members of Jane, the revolutionary underground abortion network in Chicago.