What appeared to be thousands flocked downtown Saturday for day one of the NASCAR Chicago Street Race. They were greeted with clear skies and comfortable temperatures in the morning, a welcome reprieve compared to the torrential rainfall that mired last year’s event.
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Kyle Larson wins the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series street race in downtown Chicago
Kyle Larson has won the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series street race in downtown Chicago, beating Ty Gibbs by one-hundredth of a second.
Shane van Gisbergen is back in Chicago after his career-altering NASCAR Cup Series win a year ago
Shane van Gisbergen prefers the countryside to a big city, so Chicago isn’t exactly his type of place. Except for the Windy City streets. He likes those a lot.
NHRA great John Force moved out of neurological intensive care weeks after fiery, 300-mph crash
NHRA drag racing great John Force has been moved out of neurological intensive care after suffering a traumatic brain injury in a fiery, 300-mph crash at the Virginia Nationals last month.
Comfortable temperatures, slight chance of rain expected for NASCAR Chicago Street Race
Sunny conditions with temperatures hovering in the 70s are expected this weekend in Chicago, according to the National Weather Service.
As Chicago’s NASCAR race returns, changes abound, but critics wave yellow flag
Race organizers have tried to make changes aimed at ameliorating pushback from Loop residents who decried its disruptions, but that doesn’t mean NASCAR is now universally welcomed to the lakefront.
NHRA drag racing great John Force, 75, has head injury and ‘long road’ to recovery after fiery crash
NHRA drag racing great John Force has a head injury and has been moved from a trauma intensive care unit to a neurological ICU four days after a fiery, 300 mph crash at the Virginia Nationals.
NHRA great John Force remains in intensive care a day after his fiery, 300-mph crash
NHRA great John Force remained hospitalized in intensive care Monday, one day after a fiery, 300-mph crash in the Virginia Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park.
75-year-old John Force is alert after a fiery, 300-mph crash at Virginia Motorsports Park
NHRA great John Force was alert and talking to safety workers immediately after a fiery, 300-mph crash Sunday in the Virginia Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park.
Column: How to survive the next 33 days without the Chicago Bears and rookie QB Caleb Williams
What to do with the Chicago Bears on hiatus? Here are some of the many things to watch before the Bears rookies convene July 16 at Halas Hall.