NASCAR street race will give Chicago a big opportunity to shine

Stock cars parked in downtown Chicago in July 2022 - a year before NASCAR will hold its first of three annual street races in Chicago. The 2.2-mile showcase represents the first street course race in NASCAR’s 75-year history. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

Since the days of Daniel Burnham, Chicago has had a proud legacy of making bold plans.

Today, as our city continues to recover from the pandemic, we must embrace this spirit of big thinking if we, as a community, want to revitalize and diversify our economy.