North Shore Triathlon to Close Streets in Wilmette, Kenilworth and Winnetka

About 800 athletes will take part in the North Shore Triathlon, which will take place on the east side of Wilmette, Kenilworth and Winnetka on Sunday, August 23.

All three events will start and finish at Gillson Park, including the 400 meter swim, 20 kilometer bike ride and 5 kilometer run.

Gillson Park will be closed to vehicle traffic at 9 p.m. on Saturday, August 22. Several streets will be closed at 6 a.m. on Sunday, August 23. Gillson Park and closed streets will be re-opened at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Sunday.

A detour has been set up for Sheridan Road at Cherry St in Winnetka and at Linden Ave in Wilmette. There will be a one-way northbound local only traffic lane on Sheridan Road. This will be from the north end of Michigan Avenue in Wilmette to the intersection of Winnetka Ave & Sheridan Rd, in Winnetka.

Residents along the bike course and run course have been given parking permission for legal parking spaces on streets not affected by the triathlon.

Gillson Beach will be closed to all public vehicle and bike traffic from 9:00 p.m. on Saturday and open around 5:30 a.m. on Sunday for triathletes and staff. It will open to the public at approximately 9 a.m.

The intersection of Washington Avenue and Michigan Avenue will also be closed from 6 a.m. to approximately 10:30 a.m. on Sunday.

Bike course road restrictions include:

Sheridan Rd Local Traffic Only between Cherry St and Winnetka Ave. in Winnetka and between Linden Ave and Isabella Rd in Wilmette.

Sheridan Rd Local Northbound Traffic Only between the intersection of Sheridan Rd & the north end (1100 block) of Michigan Ave in Wilmette to the intersection of Sheridan Rd & Winnetka Ave. in Winnetka.

Sheridan Road to ALL MOTOR VEHICLE and BICYCLE traffic between Winnetka Ave, in Winnetka & Kenilworth to Linden Ave, in Wilmette, except for the above one-way northbound local only traffic lane

Wilson St in Winnetka between Ash St and Winnetka Ave in Winnetka

Winnetka Ave between Green Bay Rd, in Winnetka and Sheridan Rd in Kenilworth

Washington Ave will be closed between Sheridan Rd and Michigan Ave.

Michigan Ave between Lake Ave and Sheridan Rd in Wilmette (700-800 block)

Run Course Road Closures in Wilmette:

Central Ave between Sheridan Rd and 4th St & between 10th St and 11th St

4th St between Central Ave and Greenleaf Ave

Greenleaf Ave between 4th St and 11th St

11th St between Greenleaf Ave and Central Ave

10th St between Greenleaf Ave and Central Ave