Hidden Gem Half Marathon Road Closures

The Hidden Gem Half Marathon will host its fifth 13.1-mile race on Saturday, Sept. 7. More than 1,200 runners will embark on a road race throughout the Village that morning in an event named the Chicago Area Runners Association (CARA) Race of the Year for two consecutive years.

The race kicks off at 7:30 a.m. on Flossmoor Road in front of IJP School and will end in downtown Flossmoor, along Sterling Avenue. Following the race, spectators, volunteers and runners are invited to celebrate together with Kegs & Eggs, a new Village event held between the downtown traffic circle and the south Flossmoor Public Library lawn from approximately 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Residents should note that there will be a series of rolling road closures on this day (Sept. 7). There will be a period of "soft" closures and then "hard" closures when runners enter each neighborhood. Hard closures will vary by neighborhood and are unlikely to last longer than one hour in most areas. The Police Department will waive the no-overnight-parking ban on Friday, Sept. 6, allowing residents to leave a car outside of the closure area for easy access in the morning. Residents can expect closures on:

• Kedzie (Flossmoor Road to 193rd St.)

• Governors Hwy. (Heather Road to Flossmoor Road)

• Flossmoor Road

• Western Ave. (Vardon Lane to Flossmoor Road)

• Braemar Road (7:45-9:45 a.m.)

• Roads in the Baythorne Neighborhood (7:30-8:15 a.m.)

• Roads in the Ballantrae Neighborhood (7:30-9 a.m.)

• Roads in the Flossmoor Hills Neighborhood (7:30-9:15 a.m.)

• Roads in the Heather Hill Neighborhood (7:30-10:30 a.m.)

• Roads in the Flossmoor Estates Neighborhood (8-10:45 a.m.)

• Roads in the Flossmoor Park Neighborhood (8:15-11:15 a.m.)

• Roads in the Old Flossmoor Neighborhood (8:30-11:30 a.m.)

For questions about the marathon, please email [email protected].

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