The NASCAR Cup Series heads back to the streets of Chicago for the Grant Park 165 this Sunday. Last year's inaugural edition proved chaotic thanks to heavy rainfall over the entire racing weekend and, ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The NASCAR Chicago Street Race will not return in 2026, but it could come back in 2027, officials said. After three years of Fourth of July weekend racing, NASCAR is hitting the ...

A. Montgomery Ward launched a legal battle to preserve the lakefront for the people. Mail order magnate A. Montgomery Ward was outraged that the lakefront near present-day Grant Park (built in part ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago Teacher's Union will rally Monday at 5:30 p.m. at Butler Field in Grant Park. The gathering comes as some 5,000 teachers are facing potential layoffs by the end of the ...

Memorial Day Wreath Laying Ceremony and Parade: Retired Major Gen. William J. Walker will serve as this year’s Memorial Day parade grand marshal, honoring his more than 30-year career that included ...

Chicago's third annual NASCAR Street Race will hit the gas later Sunday, charging full speed into a second day. Fans will be back in and around Grant Park for this high-octane day of professional ...

Paul Winberg, president and chief executive officer of the Grant Park Music Festival, announced Wednesday that he will retire in spring 2026. Winberg, 63, is credited with tripling the festival’s ...

The NASCAR In-Season Challenge rolls into the second round, with 16 drivers remaining after a chaotic opening race at EchoPark Speedway. The second round creates some intriguing matchups with ...

Engines were revving all day long in the Loop on Saturday, as the NASCAR Chicago Street Race returned to Grant Park for the third year in a row. Drivers hit the street course for the Loop 110 Xfinity ...

This is Celia Hirschman with On the Beat for KCRW. Today, I'm a very proud American. Last night, our country stood up and sent a clear message that a change is going to come. The whole world was ...