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Chicago street race can show what NASCAR could be as it competes for eyes against F1

CHICAGO — With a cluster of high-rises as his backdrop, in the heart of downtown Chicago, Bubba Wallace sat on a stage in a panel among the biggest decision-makers NASCAR and the city of Chicago had to offer.

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A steady presence of security officers on CTA will help commuters feel better about coming back

Investing in steady security will pay us back, making us feel safe and be safe, and it will contribute to ensuring Chicago remains one of the world’s best places to live, work, and visit.

Chicago Sun-Times

Speed camera ticket minimum will stay at 6 mph over the limit in Chicago

CHICAGO — Chicago aldermen failed to overturn Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s unpopular speed camera rules at Wednesday’s City Council meeting after a long, winding battle waged by one of the mayor’s top critics.

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Chicago police get OK to tow drag racers, Illinois couple admits to entering Capitol on Jan. 6 and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Is Chicago’s love for its team broadcasters over the top? Possibly. You got a problem with that?

Eddie Olczyk’s departure from the Blackhawks has stunned fans.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago teen drowns at Wisconsin campground

The 15-year-old went underwater Tuesday at a swimming pond at the Smokey Hollow Campground in Lodi, about 20 miles northwest of Madison.

Chicago Sun-Times

City Council OKs towing crackdown on vehicles used in drag racing, drifting

The ordinance gives the Chicago Police Department the power to impound vehicles used in daredevil stunts, whether or not the owner is present.

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‘MJ,’ ‘Jagged Little Pill,’ ‘Tina Turner’ musicals among Broadway in Chicago 2023 season

“A Soldier’s Play” and “1776” round out the lineup.

Chicago Sun-Times

Billy Corgan on his Highland Park concert with Perry Farrell: ‘It’s almost impossible to put into words what this community is going through’

CHICAGO — Among the responses to the Fourth of July shooting in Highland Park, news went out earlier this week that one of its residents was staging a benefit concert — Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan announced he would host and perform in a livestreamed concert event July 27. Newly…

Chicago Tribune

You can still get a speed-camera ticket for driving 6 mph over the limit after Lightfoot’s council victory

The mayor had hinted at a veto, but it wasn’t necessary, as a vote to raise the ticketing threshold to 10 mph over the speed limit was voted down, 26-16.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lingering questions about NASCAR's Chicago street race

Less than a year remains before the NASCAR Cup Series debuts its first street race in downtown Chicago and there are plenty of remaining questions.

Autosport

Comcast to invest $500K at Chicago YMCAs to create tech hubs as part of digital equity project

Six Chicago YMCAs will be outfitted with tech hubs and digital navigators, who will help residents use digital resources available to them.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lingering questions about NASCAR's Chicago street course

Less than a year remains before the NASCAR Cup Series debuts its first street course in downtown Chicago and there are plenty of remaining questions. We tried to answer a few.

Motorsport

Feds land hefty prison sentence, indictment in fight against Chicago carjackings

U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall sentenced Elias Quinones-Figueroa to more than 12 years in prison for stealing a 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe in 2020 while pointing a .22-caliber pistol at the victim.

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Lightfoot proposes temporary fuel surcharge on taxi fares

The surcharge would start at $1 for fares up to $20, then go to $2 for fares up to $40 and to $3 for tabs over $40. The Business and Consumer Affairs would be empowered to terminate the surcharge whenever gasoline prices fall below $5 a gallon.

Benzinga

Protect Assets And Stand Out In Cannabis Investment: Don't Miss Michael Hennessey At Benzinga's Cannabis Capital Conference In Chicago

The Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference (CCC) is coming to the great city of Chicago on September 13-14, 2022.

Chicago Sun-Times

Three armed robberies reported within an hour in Gold Coast, Wicker Park and East Ukrainian Village

In each attack, a group got out of a white sedan and took the victims’ phones at gunpoint, Chicago police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

1 killed, 5 wounded in shootings across Chicago Tuesday

The fatal attack occurred in South Shore, where a man was found in an alley.

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Chicago Bulls’ starting lineup ranked in bottom half of the NBA

Should the Bulls' starting five be ranked higher among all NBA teams?

Chicago Tribune

My worst moment: For ‘Stranger Things’ star Brett Gelman, an appearance on ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ turned meta

CHICAGO — As Murray Bauman on “Stranger Things,” Brett Gelman said he channeled a number of Chicago performers into the character, from John Belushi to Harold Ramis to Bill Murray. “All those guys are very influential on the Murray performance because all those guys were omnipresent forces in ‘80s comedy”…

Chicago Tribune

What does ‘redlining’ in 1940s Chicago have to do with today’s Black exodus from the city? Plenty, a new study suggests

CHICAGO — Vacant and abandoned properties clustered on the Chicago’s South and West sides and southern suburbs have been a stubborn problem for decades. Every two years, the Cook County treasurer tries to return those properties to productive use during its biennial scavenger sale of delinquent taxes, often with little…

Glasgow Live

Glasgow named third dirtiest city in the world in new Time Out readers' poll

A poll of 27,000 city-dwellers from Melbourne to Madrid, Chicago to Copenhagen and Tel Aviv to Tokyo, saw Rome come out top as the dirtiest on the globe followed by New York in second place.

The Independent UK

NASCAR to hit the streets of Chicago with downtown race

NASCAR has added its first street course to the Cup schedule with a planned 2023 race through downtown Chicago

Chicago Sun-Times

For Cubs’ Willson Contreras, it's straight from All-Star ‘dream come true’ to trade watch

“To be honest,” Contreras said, “I don’t feel like this is going to be my last time with a Cubs uniform.”

Chicago Sun-Times

After the Highland Park attack, Senate hearing on ‘Protecting Our Communities from Mass Shootings’

Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering will be among those testifying at the Wednesday Senate Judiciary Committee hearing starting at 9 a.m. Chicago time.

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