Road closures, excitement around Grant Park ahead of NASCAR Chicago Street Race
The city streets around Grant Park are about to turn into a racetrack. The countdown is on for the NASCAR Chicago Street Race.
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The city streets around Grant Park are about to turn into a racetrack. The countdown is on for the NASCAR Chicago Street Race.
When is NASCAR in Chicago? The first-ever NASCAR street race will take place on July 1 at 10 a.m. and July 2 at 4:30 p.m. in Grant Park.
When is the last time, if ever, you've seen DuSable Lake Shore Drive look like this? Chopper 2 was up on Thursday to see the road closures ahead of NASCAR's Chicago Street Race.
"It's gonna be crazy, to be honest."
City leaders said, for months, they have worked on several exercises and workshops to handle additional crowds and street closures in and around Grant Park.
The streets are always talking, but they'll soon be booming in downtown Chicago, as NASCAR's first-ever street race is set to take place in Grant Park on July 1 and 2. CBS 2's Matt Zahn spoke with one would-be spectator who will now be driving for the checkered flag on race day.
CBS 2 Photojournalist Mark Losiniecki got a sneak peak at the racecourse for the upcoming NASCAR Chicago Street Race.
Sherman is a former NASCAR and Indy Car driver, but he hasn't competed full-time since 2008, and his last race was at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet in 2016.
CBS 2 crews spotted officers and police tape near the skate park in Grant Park following the incident.
Pride in the Park was under way in Grant Park Friday, and security was tight amid increased anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment around the country. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
At the entrance, every bag was checked, and every ticketholder was scanned.
We are just over a week away from the big race, and driving around Grant Park is about to become more difficult. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
The two-day event is billed as the Midwest's largest LGBTQ+ music festival.
Pride in the Park is back for its fourth year at Butler Field in Grant Park. The two-day event is billed as the Midwest's largest LGBTQ+ music festival.
The club says they've decided to close Monroe station until Sunday, July 2.
Most detours will begin next Monday.
It's going to be a summer of racing in Chicago, starting this weekend with SailGP on Lake Michigan, and then in a couple of weeks, the NASCAR street race in Grant Park.
The series at the Pritzker Pavilion continues through Aug. 19.
The biggest upcoming road closure will be southbound DuSable Lake Shore Drive, which will be closed from Randolph Street to McFetridge Road starting June 28. City officials expect to reopen those lanes by July 4.
With 18 days before NASCAR's first-ever street race starts rolling through downtown Chicago, city officials on Tuesday talked more about the restrictions drivers will soon see near Grant Park.
Preparations for next month's NASCAR Chicago Street Race are well underway near Grant Park. Chopper 2 was over Ida B. Wells Drive, which has been closed from Michigan Avenue to Columbus Drive, where grandstands were erected. It's around where the future start/finish area will be.
A reminder for those who drive or walk near Grant Park: starting Friday night, Ida B. Wells Drive will close from Michigan Avenue to Columbus Drive. The sidewalks along the route will be inaccessible too.
You'll notice a few more changes around Grant Park starting this morning as the city prepares to host the upcoming NASCAR Chicago street race.
The NASCAR race and related events are happening the first weekend of July.
Two-time Daytona 500 champ Dale Earnhardt Jr. won't be racing next month, but he gave the course through Grant Park a test run on Wednesday – in an SUV in regular traffic.
