Chicago's NASCAR preparations continue with repaving of Columbus Drive
It's two months until NASCAR's first street race in Chicago.
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.
At the Field Museum, NASCAR held a STEAM Fest, as they called it - giving kids the opportunity to work closely with NASCAR driver Daniel Suarez.
Students also got to compete in a NASCAR-themed challenge for free tickets to Chicago race.
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.
One of Chicago's marquee events might be on the move this year. According to published reports, Taste of Chicago is getting bumped from Grant Park, because of a scheduling conflict with NASCAR's first-ever street race downtown.
Next month, more than 20,000 CPS students from STEM and STEAM schools will participate in a design challenge to fashion their own race helmets.
NASCAR will be racing through the streets of downtown Chicago this summer. Ahead of their first-ever street race in July, NASCAR on Tuesday announced a new partnership with the Chicago Public Schools.
The race is uncharted territory for both Chicago and NASCAR.
The first-ever NASCAR street race is coming to downtown Chicago the first weekend of July. The race is uncharted territory for both Chicago and NASCAR.
The Chainsmokers, Miranda Lambert, The Black Crowes, and Charley Crockett will perform in concerts at the two-day event in Grant Park.
In just a few hours tickets will go on sale for the first-ever NASCAR Chicago Street race.
The first-of-its-kind street course will wind through grant park - with the starting and finish line on Columbus Drive near Buckingham Fountain.
Keselowski's car will showcase Elk Grove Village's business slogan, "Makers Wanted."
Keselowski's car will showcase Elk Grove Village's business slogan, "Makers Wanted."
Portions of DuSable Lake Shore Drive, Michigan Avenue, Columbus Drive, and other downtown streets will be transformed into a 12-turn, 2.2-mile street course. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
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The trial of the man accused of murdering two girls in Delphi, Indiana, continued for its second day on Saturday with testimony from a former local police chief and two people who searched for Abby Williams and Libby German in 2017.
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