See where Metra is adding extra trains for the NASCAR Chicago Street Race

NASCAR Chicago Street Race attendees expected to bring economic boost to local restaurants, hotels

The upcoming NASCAR Street Race is expected to bring Chicago businesses an economic boost as thousands of tourists are expected to visit the city.

See where Metra is adding extra trains for the NASCAR Chicago Street Race

CHICAGO — Spectators heading to the first NASCAR race ever held in downtown Chicago will have a few extra train options to get there. On Thursday Metra announced an expanded schedule for the Chicago Street Race that will be held Saturday, July 1, and Sunday, July 2 on a 2.2-mile course around Grant Park. Two lines will see expanded service for the event: BNSF to Aurora and Rock Island Line toward Joliet. Here are the additions to those schedu…

5 Things to Do This Weekend: Chicago Pride Parade, House Music Festival and Conference

A block party, Pride parade and superheroes usher in the weekend. Here are five things to do in and around Chicago.

Chicago Pride Parade street closures set for this weekend

Sunday marks 52 years of Chicago’s Pride Parade and one last large celebration to close out Pride Month, and with hundreds of thousands of attendees, numerous road closures are planned for the event.