
Parking restrictions, street closings ahead of NASCAR street race near Grant Park
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.
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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.
In exactly one month, some of the fastest and most skilled drivers in the world will be unleashed on the streets of Chicago. It's all legal, of course, during the first-ever NASCAR street race, which will come to Grant Park on the first weekend of July.
In exactly one month, some of the fastest and most skilled drivers in the world will be unleashed on the streets of Chicago. It's all legal, of course, during NASCAR's first-ever street race.
They'll be at Buckingham Fountain near Ida B. Wells and Columbus.
They'll be at Buckingham Fountain near Ida B. Wells and Columbus.
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"I think it's a great addition to our summer entertainment scene. And we are hearing hotels along the race route are approaching sell out or are already sold out for that weekend."
Organizers are debuting a special partnership with the Chicago arts community.
The big NASCAR Chicago Street Race is just about six weeks away. Organizers are debuting a special partnership with the Chicago arts community.
If your summer fun includes trips to the Adler Planetarium, the Field Museum or Shedd Aquarium, you'll want to plan ahead as Chicago's NASCAR event will affect driving, parking and mass transit.
If your summer fun includes trips to the Adler Planetarium, the Field Museum or Shedd Aquarium, you'll want to plan ahead as Chicago's NASCAR event will affect driving, parking and mass transit.
It's two months until NASCAR's first street race in Chicago.
But drivers are already dealing with closures. Columbus was closed between Jackson and Balbo for most of the day. Crews were hard at work repaving Columbus Drive for the July event.
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On Monday, city representatives released street closures, parking restrictions and how pedestrians will be able to get in and around Grant Park.
Chicago rush hour is always a challenge. Throw in the downtown NASCAR race, and it could be one of the biggest traffic challenges that some who drive and work downtown have ever experienced. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reports.
Chicago's NASCAR street race is approaching and the city announced plans to navigate traffic during the first-ever event. NASCAR announced plans for the city's first-ever street race last summer. The race will be held in Grant Park on July 2, 2023. It will be preceded by an International Motor Sports Association race on July 1, 2023.
Chicago's NASCAR street race is approaching and the city announced plans to navigate traffic during the first-ever event. NASCAR announced plans for the city's first-ever street race last summer. The race will be held in Grant Park on July 2, 2023. It will be preceded by an International Motor Sports Association race on July 1, 2023.
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The announcement comes after questions on if the Taste could happen in Grant Park with NASCAR coming the Fourth of July weekend.
The City of Chicago announced its lineup of summer festivals and events, including the Taste of Chicago which will return to Grant Park in September in addition to three neighborhood events throughout the summer.
The food festival has been a summertime fixture in Grant Park for more than 40 years – but now, it may be forced to find itself a new home. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
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Workers should expect to taste up to 24 cheese samples and 12 pizzas a week along with other food products.
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