WATCH LIVE: Watch or stream the 2026 Chicago Marathon from start to finish

The 2026 Bank of America Chicago Marathon is about to step off Sunday, with tens of thousands of runners and spectators descending on the city for the biggest race of the year. For those looking to watch the exciting race unfold live or catch friends and family crossing the finish line we ve got you covered. NBC 5 and Telemundo Chicago will host extensive, multiplatform coverage of the 48th running of the iconic race from start to finish. With live coverage in both English and Spanish, more than 35 ground and drone cameras positioned along the 26.2-mile course, and over 180 on-air and behind-the-scenes staffers, viewers will experience the excitement, drama and triumph of one of the world s most prestigious sporting events like never before. (Watch live in the player above) Coverage will get underway at 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, starting with a special production about the Chicago Marathon, before extensive live coverage begins at 7 a.m. CT. Both TV stations will carry the race live, and both websites and mobile apps will offer live streaming of one of the biggest races on the calendar as runners race the 26.2 miles to glory, winding their way through some of Chicago’s most famous neighborhoods. After the elite field finishes the course, an exclusive finish line camera will stream on NBCChicago.com, and on the NBC 5 Chicago News Streaming Channel from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., allowing loved ones to watch their friends and family cross the iconic finish line on Columbus Drive. The coverage can be viewed right here in the player above, as well as on NBC 5, NBC Chicago s YouTube channel and on NBC Chicago s 24/7 streaming channel, NBC 5 Chicago News, available on Peacock, Roku TV, Fire TV, Samsung TV Plus, Xumo Play, Local Now, Pluto, Google TV, TCL, Xfinity, and FreeVee. A Spanish-language broadcast of the race can be found on TelemundoChicago.com and in the Telemundo Chicago app. For those watching in person, you ll be able to stream the finish line camera while also cheering on your runner along the route. Race results can also be found here as they are entered.