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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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CST Editorial Board

NASCAR street races forcing Museum Campus closures: Another summer headache for Chicago

NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace drives a stock car around downtown Chicago in July 2022, after the announcement that NASCAR will hold a race in the city each year for three years, starting in 2023. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

If any more evidence is needed against bringing NASCAR street races to our downtown lakefront, it’s this: The Shedd Aquarium announced it’ll be closed during the event’s opening weekend.

Officials at the Field Museum and the Shedd said they’ll shorten operating hours from Wednesday, June 28 to Monday, July 3, because of crowds and road closures that are expected because of the races.

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