
Runners compete during the 2014 Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Oct. 12, 2014. (Getty Images)
(CBS) — With the Chicago Marathon now in its 38th year, organizers are trumpeting a study that shows the race brings a quarter billion dollars of economic impact to the city, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
A study from the University of Illinois says last year’s Bank of America Chicago Marathon generated an overall economic impact of $254 million. That is money spent by the more than 42,000 race participants and others on getting to Chicago and staying here for the race.
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