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Saturday, October 17th, 2026
5800 N. Ravenswood Ave., Chicago IL
5K
47–62°F · some rain risk
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On this date: rain 0 of the last 10 years
2025
55–74°F
dry
2024
37–62°F
dry
2023
38–60°F
dry
2022
36–42°F
dry
2021
44–64°F
dry
2020
37–62°F
dry
2019
41–53°F
dry
2018
38–50°F
dry
2017
49–67°F
dry
2016
69–75°F
dry
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Race-day forecast · Saturday, Oct 17
Cloudy · 39–48°F
Saturday, Oct 17starts near 39°F · 15% chance of rain · wind up to 22 mph
About this race
Check out fall’s most ‘spirited’ event! It’s the 13th annual 5K on the grounds of the north side’s historic Rosehill Cemetery. Run or walk on the sprawling 350-acre Victorian-era cemetery that opened in 1864. It’s by far the largest cemetery in the City of Chicago (and second largest in Illinois).
Monuments! Mausoleums! Scenic paths! And then there’s the eternal spirits who reside in Rosehill. Among them: more than 10 Chicago mayors, Oscar Mayer, John G. Shedd, Cubs’ announcer Jack Brickhouse, legendary adman Leo Burnett, Sears founder Julius Rosenwald and scores of Civil War vets are just a few of the souls who call Rosehill home.
In addition, there will also be a post run/walk party at the close-by Fireside Restaurant & Tavern.
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