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Allison Yates 11/25/22 Allison Yates 11/25/22

What’s So Great About the Chicago River?

Read & Run Chicago guide Chelsey Grassfield is also policy advocate for a Chicago River-focused nonprofit. We asked her what’s so great about the Chicago River in this Q&A.

Allison Yates 7/2/22 Allison Yates 7/2/22

Run a Self-Guided Route: South Side Girls by Marcia Chatelain

Bring to life this fascinating historical account of the way young girls experienced the Great Migration in Chicago on a ~5-mile point-to-point run in Bronzeville.

Allison Yates 6/20/22 Allison Yates 6/20/22

Author Interview: Naomi Hirahara on Research, Chicago, and What’s Next After Clark and Divison

Read & Run Chicago Guide Chelsey Grassfield interviews author Naomi Hirahara for the running tour inspired by Clark and Division.

Allison Yates 5/31/22 Allison Yates 5/31/22

The Chicago Neighborhood Guidebook Series

Between August 2021-August 2022, readers & runners explored ten Chicago neighborhoods inspired by Belt Publishing’s anthology, The Chicago Neighborhood Guidebook.

Allison Yates 5/28/22 Allison Yates 5/28/22

The Homestories Run Series

Read & Run Chicago partnered with OOEW-Chicago to host a series of runs built by the stories of where Chicagoans felt the most at home.

Allison Yates 12/31/21 Allison Yates 12/31/21

2021: Our Year in Books

Here are the books that inspired our events in 2021.