Healthy Kids Running Series Spring 2026 - Glenview/Northbrook, IL

We are no longer taking registrations for the Kids 1/2 Mile Color Run, the race is full. Thank you.

On Saturday, August 24. 2024, Skokie's Backlot Dash 5K and Kid's Run will be held in Downtown Skokie (in and around the grounds of Skokie's Backlot Bash) and will include a half-mile kids run.

Packet Pick-up:

• Thursday 8/21/24 9a-8:30p Weber Leisure Center 9300 Weber Park Place Skokie

• Friday 8/22/24 9a-3p Weber Leisure Center 9300 Weber Park Place Skokie

• Friday 8/22/24 5p-7p at Backlot Bash (by the intersection of Floral St and Oakton St.)

• Race Day 8/23/24 6:30a-7:45a 5215 Oakton St. Skokie (pick-up is inside the Backlot Bash grounds, at the beer tent on Oakton St)

Race day registration:

6:30 am – 7:45 a.m.

Kids ½ mile Fun Run

8 a.m.

5K race begins

8:30 a.m.

The awards ceremony will follow 5K.

5K course will close promptly at 9:30 am and participants will be asked to move to the sidewalk to complete the race.

• Participants will receive

the following:

5K Run

• Chip timing

• T-shirt

• USATF certified course

• One Free Beer

Kid's Run

• T-shirt

• Participation medal

Age groups for races are as follows: Male and female – 14 & under, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85 and over.

Presented by: Skokie Chamber of Commerce / Skokie Public Library / Village of Skokie / Skokie Park District

Niles Township High School District 219

The 5K Fun Run and Family Walk is the Coalition's main fundraiser for the year and we can't wait to see you there!

Join our Board, Partner Practices, sponsors, grantees - and their babies! - and wonderful supporters like you as we enjoy a wonderful community day, get active and raise vital funds. Participants have the opportunity to host their own fundraising pages and organize their own teams to run, walk or bike the 5K.

We'll start the day with our chip-timed 5K, followed by our Kids Dash and Family Walk. Immediately after the race, enjoy a food truck, face painting, arts and crafts and more!

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2025

• BLUE STAR MEMORIAL WOODS - 701 E Lake Ave. Glenview, IL 60025

• Race day bib and tshirt pick-up: Starts at 7:30 a.m.

• Opening Ceremony: 8:15 a.m.

• Immediately following: 5K, Kids Dash and Family Walk

• Post-race DJ, face painters, a food truck and much more.

** If you register after Sept 10, we cannot guarantee a race shirt or your exact size. You will have a race bib, receive swag and enjoy our wonderful day! **

Our Why: At the Chicago Coalition for Family Building, we believe that everyone who wants to start a family deserves the chance. Our mission is to remove financial barriers that prevent the creation of a family. As we work toward this goal, we take action to financially and emotionally support those struggling with infertility. Join us in giving hope and building families!

Fit Foward 5K

Run/Walk

Saturday, September 12, 2026

9:00 AM Start

Point to Point Race:

Start Line: Beck Lake, Central Road, Des Plaines

Finish Line: Allison Woods, Milwaukee Avenue, Northbrook

Shuttle Service is arranged from the finish line to the parking lot near the start point

Presented by

Indian Social Workers Association of Illinois

Indian Nurses Association of Illinois

Malayalee Association of Respiratory Care

Rehabilitation Professionals of Kerala Origin

Malayalee Radiographers Association

This year, all additional funds raised from the event will go toward establishing the Ana Molnar Foundation. Inspired by Ana’s life and spirit, this foundation will be dedicated to supporting families navigating the hardships of pediatric cancer. Our goal is to offer tangible help, emotional support, and a sense of community to those who need it most. No child should ever have to face such a devastating illness without support—and through this foundation, they won’t have to.