7059 South Shore Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60649

If You Want To Be Sent Back To The 80’s, The Spazmatics Are the Ultimate Experience

WHAT: The Spazmatics, Chicago’s favorite 80’s tribute band, will be performing at the Allstate Life Insurance℠ Chicago 13.1 Marathon® on Saturday, June 9 where the party meets the pavement. Thousands of runners will hit the streets at the Allstate Life Insurance℠ Chicago 13.1 Marathon® starting and ending at the South Shore Cultural Center.
At the finish line all runners will enjoy festivities with friends and family including live entertainment from the Spazmatics, food and refreshments, and the chance to donate the shoes off their feet through a special partnership with Allstate and Give Your Sole, which provides worn athletic shoes for those in need.

The Spazmatics have been featured on shows such as Ellen, The Tonight Show, MTV, and VH1, and they have played at venues such as Wrigley Field after Cubs games and the House of Blues. They also boast a large celebrity following.
WHEN: 8 a.m. -11 a.m., Saturday, June 9, 2012

WHERE: South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 South Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60649
COST: FREE
WHO: Allstate Life InsuranceSM 13.1 Marathon® is the series of half marathons serving some of America's top running communities with a stand-alone half marathon for locals to embrace and visitors to experience. The series kicked off on the West Coast in January with Allstate Life Insurance℠ Los Angeles 13.1 Marathon™ (January 15, 2012) followed by events in Miami Beach (March 4, 2012), New York (March 24, 2012), Chicago (June 9, 2012), Atlanta (October 7), Dallas (October 27, 2012) and Ft. Lauderdale (November 11, 2012). For more information, please visit http://www.131marathon.com/ or call (800) 596-5990.

Added by Paramount Public Relations on June 1, 2012