{"id":10883,"date":"2025-06-24T14:02:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T14:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/10883\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T14:02:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T14:02:08","slug":"the-nascar-street-closures-are-officially-here-heres-what-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/10883\/","title":{"rendered":"The NASCAR street closures are officially here\u2014here’s what to know"},"content":{"rendered":"

It wouldn\u2019t be summer in Chicago if you weren\u2019t worried about your commute in one way or another, especially along the lake front. And now there\u2019s an additional cause for concern: The 2025 NASCAR Chicago Street Race<\/a> will return to Grant Park<\/a>\u00a0for its third edition on Saturday, July 5 and Sunday, July 6, which means street closures will be in full effect ahead of the event throughout the Loop for vehicle and pedestrian traffic. It\u2019s one thing if you\u2019re planning on attending the festivities (including the headlining performance from the Grammy Award-winning Zac Brown Band) and it\u2019s another if you\u2019re just trying to get to work.<\/p>\n

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Having kicked off on\u00a0June 19, closures will\u00a0commence in phases with Balbo Drive between Columbus Drive and DuSable Lake Shore Drive shutting down, followed by Ida B. Wells Drive, Congress Plaza Drive, and Michigan Avenue. By race weekend on July 5 and 6, you can expect all roads around Grant Park to be off-limits to vehicular traffic, including:<\/p>\n