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The 2008 Chicago Marathon will take place on Sunday, October 12. The Chicago Marathon will begin and end in Grant Park, with a start time of 8:00am. Runners are allowed 6.5 hours to finish the race. 2008 will mark the 31st consecutive running of The Chicago Marathon. Registration is currently available through marathon charity sponsors. [...]

The Grant Park Music Festival is Chicago’s free classical music festival at Millenium Park. The Festival features The Grant Park Orchestra and The Grant Park Chorus.

Celebrating 30 years in the Windy City, The 2008 Chicago Jazz Festival will be August 28-31. On Thursday, August 28, the opening night concert will take place at 7pm at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millenium Park. The remainder of the Chicago Jazz Festival will take place in Grant Park, 10am – 9pm on Friday, [...]