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Coverage of Read & Run Chicago

15 Things To Do In Chicago This Weekend: Wine Fest, Handmade Market, Magic Shows And More. Block Club Chicago. March 7, 2024.

Cheap, Free Ways to Exercise in Chicago. City Cast Chicago. February 27, 2024.

Gen Z and Millennials are putting their own spin on book clubs. CNN Business. February 23, 2024.

Amazing Things to do in Chicago This Week from Oct.23-29. Time Out Chicago. October 23, 2023.

Amazing Things to do in Chicago This Week From Oct 9-15. Time Out Chicago. October 10, 2023.

15 Things to Do Outside in Chicago This October. Block Club Chicago. October 2, 2023.

Best Book Clubs for Every Chicago Bibliophile. City Cast Chicago. September 12, 2023.

Amazing Things To Do In Chicago This Week From Jul 24-30. Time Out Chicago. July 24, 2023.

Bike Tour Of 1919 Race Riot Takes Place Saturday As Art Project To Honor Victims Gets $200,000 Boost. Block Club Chicago. July 19, 2023.

Book It. Midwest Living. Summer 2023.

The best Chicago Pride events and parties to attend in 2023. Time Out Chicago. June 2023.

Eat and run on a Chicago pizza tour. Chicago Star Media. March 17, 2023.

Leer y Correr Chicago organiza su primer evento bilingüe en Cicero. July 20, 2022. The DePaulia. Read and Run Chicago hosts its first bilingual event in Town of Cicero. La DePaulia. July 21 2022.

Running through history: Read and Run Chicago fosters curiosity in community members. The DePaulia June 6, 2022. Recorriendo la historia: Read and Run Chicago fomenta la curiosidad en miembros de la comunidad. La DePaulia. June 13, 2022.

Read and Run Chicago’ makes its way through Hegewisch. The Hegewisch Times. Volume 7, Issue 1, March 15, 2022.

The best things to do in Chicago this weekend. Time Out Chicago. January 31, 2022.

Out of Eden Walk-Chicago hosts first HomeStories Run Jan. 30. Daily Herald. January 24, 2022.

South Side Weekly. December 2021.

This Book Club is Faster Than Yours. Runner’s World. September 1, 2021.

Roving Book Club Read And Run Chicago Gives Joggers A Chance To Run Near Spots From Their Favorite Books. Block Club Chicago. August 30, 2021.

Interviews & Broadcasts featuring Read & Run Chicago

Read & Run Chicago putting unique spin on classic book club. CBS Chicago. April 23, 2024.

The Ultimate Chicago Bucket List. ApartmentGuide. March 18, 2024.

How to Self-Care on Any Chicago Budget. City Cast Chicago Podcast. February 15, 2024.

Hop Aboard Metra for Quick, Cheap Fall Day Trips. City Cast Chicago Podcast. September 27, 2023.

Running Community: Read & Run Chicago. City Running Tours Blog. August 28, 2023.

‘Three That Made Me’ w/ Allison Yates. Italic Type Blog. August 4, 2023.

Fitness Friday: Running Tour showcases Chicago 1919 Race Riot history. Fox32 Good Day Chicago. July 21, 2023.

American Library Association Instagram Video with Tracie Hall and Allison Yates. May 2024.

Read & Run is a Book Club for Runners with Routes Inspired by Books. NBC Chicago Today. April 12, 2023.

News clip of Jacqueline Cardenas’s reporting on YouTube: Read & Run Hosts First Bilingual Event. July 2022.

Episode 19: The Double Dutch Sisterhood. It’s All Good Podcast. September 16, 2021.

Read & Run Chicago uses city-focused books to create unique running routes. Fox 32 Chicago. September 7, 2021.

Read and Run Chicago uses books to help you explore Chicago. WGN Radio. September 6, 2021.

Writing by Allison Yates, Founder of Read & Run Chicago

Chicago Lakefront Trail Running Tips from a Local. Runstreet. September 6, 2023.

15 Best Places to Run in Chicago: Tips from a Local. RunStreet. January 19, 2023.

The 13 Best Run Clubs in Chicago. Time Out Chicago. August 23, 2022.

Read-A-Thon 2022: Book Your Adventure in Chicago! Chicago Public Library Foundation. May 24, 2022.

Newsletter Mentions

City Cast Chicago: August 31, 2022 | October 26, 2022 | January 18, 2023 | March 17, 2023 | June 8, 2023 | July 24, 2023 | October 24, 2023 | February 27, 2024 | April 23, 2024

Out of Eden Walk-Chicago: June 2, 2022.

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