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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
David Roeder

Amid caution and aggravation, businesses hope NASCAR revs up results

Michelle Durpetti, managing partner at Gene & Georgetti at 500 N. Franklin St., said she hopes NASCAR will encourage more people to visit Chicago. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

For Chicago-area residents, NASCAR’s takeover of parts of downtown is either something to be anticipated, tolerated or avoided.

There’s little doubt that the street races planned for Saturday and Sunday will yield an economic payoff.

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