NASCAR Chicago likely to be a mixed bag for local economy chicagotribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chicagotribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
After months of planning, weeks of disruption and an 11th-hour push to complete the transformation of Grant Park into a pop-up NASCAR track, ready or not, the inaugural Chicago Street Race has arrived. The July Fourth weekend event is expected to draw 50,000 fans, generate nearly $114 million in economic impact and provide hours of national TV coverage to burnish Chicago’s image as a gleaming .
This weekend's event is expected to bring $113 million in economic activity to the city, a far smaller figure than estimates for similar events in other cities.
Where will Chicago Bears build a new stadium? Arlington Heights? Naperville? Or will team stay in Chicago? suntimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from suntimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Ryan Deitch was only a sophomore film student at DePaul University when his curiosity was piqued about the Bears possible move to Arlington Heights, and he set out to film a documentary about it.