Chicago’s best movie car chases: Before NASCAR, Batman and Blues Brothers raced on (and above) city streets

A car goes flying from Marina City into the Chicago River in “The Hunter.” (Sun-Times file)

We’ve never had anything quite like the NASCAR Cup Series race coming to our downtown streets this weekend — at least not in real life. With the Grant Park 220 just around the corner, and that corner, and that corner, here’s a look at some of the greatest cinematic chase sequences in the history of movies set in Chicago or the general area.

‘Batman Begins’ (2005)