Chicago's first NASCAR street race is little more than two weeks away, and the grandstands are going up, which means road closures and detours are in effect.
The NASCAR Chicago street race is a couple weeks away, and officials will go before the City Council to address concerns about street closures.Chicago's first NASCAR street race is still about two weeks away and officials with the racing and the Chicago Park District will attend a hearing of a City Council committee Wednesday.
NASCAR officials are expected to attend the hearing along with Chicago Park District officials, officials from the CTA and other city department leaders."We take planning very seriously here in the city of Chicago. This is our bread and butter. We do large events. We have a sterling reputation across the nation," said Chris Pettineo, OEMC.Starting at 8:00 p.m. on June 28 the southbound lanes of DuSable Lake Shore Drive will be closed from Randolph Street to McFetridge Drive.
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