LIVE: Watch friends and family cross the 2026 Chicago Marathon finish line

m. Thousands of runners are crossing the finish line at the 2026 Bank of America Chicago Marathon and for those who aren t able to watch the finish line in person, you can still watch your favorite runners finish live. The finish line spectator section is the only part of the course that requires people to buy tickets to watch from, but NBC Chicago will also offer a live feed of the finish line. 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. This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.