The NASCAR plan has driven so many Chicagoans and City Council members up the wall ever since Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced last year the city would be hosting race for three years starting this summer.
Alderpersons remain irked that they were kept out of the loop during negotiations of the deal. Residents continue to express weariness over yet another private event that will render Grant Park off-limits to the public during the all-too-brief warm summer months.
