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Banners promoting this year's NASCAR Street Race line Columbus Drive in preparation for the event, Thursday, June 19, 2025.
NASCAR races against time to finish preparations for Chicago Street Race
The third in the series of races the city has hosted will take place this weekend on July 5-6 around Grant Park in the South Loop. The final street closures happened early in the morning on Friday, July 4.
By Benjamin Sherman, NASCAR Reporter • July 4, 2025


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Banners promoting this year's NASCAR Street Race line Columbus Drive in preparation for the event, Thursday, June 19, 2025.
NASCAR races against time to finish preparations for Chicago Street Race
By Benjamin Sherman, NASCAR Reporter • July 4, 2025

​​When engines roar to life this weekend in Grant Park, NASCAR will test whether a third year of racing through Chicago’s streets can match...

Recent graduate, Chase Lowry, and senior Mora Forkapa work on their fashion project for NASCAR in the fashion lab in 623 S. Wabash on Monday, June 23, 2025.
Columbia students rev up race weekend with NASCAR fashion show
By Allison Shelton and Marc Balbarin June 23, 2025

Columbia fashion students are partnering with NASCAR to debut a sustainable fashion collection during race weekend, merging high-speed motorsports...

Performer of Pride Fest's Drag Show struts down the crowd on their way to the stage on Saturday, June 21, 2025.
Chicago’s 24th Pride Fest draws crowds despite sweltering heat
By Uriel Reyes and Allison Shelton
The Stefan Hillesheim Band performs on the Rosa's Lounge stage on the northern end of Millennium Park for the Chicago Blues Festival on Saturday, June 7, 2025.
What is blues in 2025? Chicago Blues Festival answers the question
By Lee Overton, Reporter
Parade participant, riding with the "Dykes on Bikes" motorcycle group, holds up a "This is what democracy looks like" sign while cheering with attendees at the Pride Parade on Sunday, June 29, 2025.
‘United in Pride’: Chicago celebrates resilience amid adversities in this year’s Pride Parade
By Kate Julianne Larroder and Uriel Reyes
Magnets featuring CTA train and bus stops are displayed at Transit Tees, a Chicago-inspired shop located at 1371 N. Milwaukee Ave., on Thursday, June 26, 2025.
New EL Tracker app helps Chicago riders track their commute
By Marc Balbarin, Reporter
Protestors gather in Federal Plaza to protest against the war in Iran on Thursday, June 26, 2025.
Protesters rally in Chicago against U.S. strikes on Iran
By Matt Brady, Uriel Reyes, and Allison Shelton
A house in the Chicago neighborhood, Noble Square, is decorated with American flag decorations on July 4, 2025.
July 4, 2025
Bailarines caminando con miembros del Ballet Folklórico de Chicago bailan y gritan a los atendientes del Desfile de Orgullo LGBTQ+ el domingo 29 de junio, 2025.
Latinos traen sus experiencias de Orgullo al Desfile del Orgullo LGBTQ+
By Sofía Oyarzún, Photojournalist
Don Omar mira a la audiencia de su actuación como el artista principal del segundo día del Festival de Música Sueños el domingo, 25 de mayo de 2025.
“La gente quiere escuchar música latina y para eso estamos aquí”
By Uriel Reyes and Manuel Nocera
Bailarinas del Ballet Folklórico de Chicago realizan un baile tradicional mexicano en pareja en la intersección de Balbo y Columbus Drive en el Sueños Music Festival el sábado 24 de mayo de 2025.
En Sueños Music Festival, la moda y la cultura brillan a pesar del frío
By Uriel Reyes and Manuel Nocera
Event tents are set up for El Mercadito in Grant Park ahead of the Sueños Music Festival on May 21, 2025. The festival runs from May 24 to May 25.
El Festival de Música Sueños se apoderará del Grant Park este fin de semana
By Manuel Nocera
Cómic: Día de la Tierra
Cómic: Día de la Tierra
By María Sanchez Medina, Illustrator
Chronicle TV: Chronicle NASCAR analyst explains how to watch a race
By Benjamin Sherman, NASCAR Reporter • July 3, 2025

The Chicago Street Race has a unique 12 turn course through downtown Chicago, making it different from any other NASCAR race. ChronicleNASCAR...

Chronversations with Stella Huang: Columbia students reimagine NASCAR fashion
Chronversations with Stella Huang: Columbia students reimagine NASCAR fashion
June 27, 2025

This week on Chronversations, NASCAR is bringing speed to the streets of Chicago, and Columbia fashion students are bringing it to the runway....

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