A suburban school district is building a 5K race next month around one of the Chicago area's most well-known ghost stories: Resurrection Mary.

Legend has it that a young blonde in a white party dress was killed on Archer Avenue in the 1930s by a hit-and-run driver. Since then, her ghost allegedly has been spotted hitchhiking on the busy street. When she reaches Resurrection Cemetery in Justice, she vanishes, or so the story goes.

Indian Springs School District 109 in Justice decided to embrace the popular tale this year for its fundraiser 5K, which was previously called the Resurrection Run. Now in its second year, the event raises money for college scholarships for students who have graduated from the district.

"Right now, there are so many different 5Ks out there that have different themes," said Angie Krejci, assistant principal at Brodnicki School, who is helping to organize the race. "We thought we'd key on (Resurrection Mary) to make this race pretty popular."

On the 3.1-mile route, participants will run through the southwest suburban village and on Archer Avenue, the scene of Resurrection Mary's reported sightings.

The event will feature people dressed up as Resurrection Mary, and a life-size cutout of the ghost will be available for photos. Runners are encouraged to dress up in Halloween costumes.

The race, which is also sponsored by the village of Justice, begins at 9 a.m. Oct. 20. To register, visit resurrectionmary5k.com.

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

party dress means something different to me than it meant to mary back in the day...I bet she's chubby and I wouldn't bother stopping to pick her up

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
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If you go a little further into Justice you'll be picking up Resurrection Maria.

Last I was in Justice I would have figured <insert arab mary translated name>.

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Have you guys ever seen those 26.2 stickers people put on their cars to brag that they ran a marathon? I saw one the other day for someone who ran a 5K (so it was 3.1). Is that really something to brag about? I'm very out of shape, but even I could gut it out through a 5K. Take that damn shit off your car.

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I always see these people ride around in their Pink Cadillacs. I hate em.

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My work's done. Now I can log out.

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I so want to believe this, but are you sure it wasn't 13.1 for a half-marathon? I see those all the time.

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Sex isn't dirty, sex isn't a crime. It's a loving act between two or more consenting adults.

-Hank Kingsley

Lol This.

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I'm 100% sure it was 3.1. I checked online, and the stickers/magnets do exist.

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I should never have doubted you. Now I'll be on the lookout.

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Sex isn't dirty, sex isn't a crime. It's a loving act between two or more consenting adults.

-Hank Kingsley

I would like to design and sell one that says .08, but I thought that might make me a target by the police.

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Isn't 5K 3.2 miles? Are those people mocking 5K people because they care so little about the achievement that they chose not to finish the race even with the finish line in view?

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

5K converts to 3.10686 in miles, so it's 3.1 when rounded to the nearest tenth.

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Just tell them you are a big Adam Dunn fan.

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