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October 31, 2022

VIDEO: First Chicago Marathon 1977

I discovered rare footage of the first Chicago (Mayor Daley) Marathon. On September 25, 1977, 4,200 runners gathered at the foot of the Picasso sculpture in Daley Plaza for Chicago’s first modern marathon. Here is our WGN-TV report.


REPORTER:  Mike Lowe
PHOTOGRAPHER / EDITOR / PRODUCER:  Kevin Doellman