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For the second time in four days, severe thunderstorms swept through parts of Chicago and suburban Cicero on Wednesday, dumping another 1 to 2 inches of rainfall on neighborhoods still trying to recover from Sunday’s downpour. According to the Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications, the city’s 311 service received more than 2,800 complaints related to basement, street and ...

Anyone planning a major, controversial event in Chicago should pay attention to the likelihood of mayoral turnover. Once a new administration is in place, once-silent aldermen quickly find their sharp-tongued voices. So it went with NASCAR: “That was a Lori Lightfoot deal,” summed up what the denizens of City Hall had to say. Much of the media followed suit. “Is it worth it?” asked an Axios ...

The inaugural NASCAR Chicago Street Race was anything but dull. Here’s how the downtown event unfolded, from building the course to racers crossing the finish line. Building the course In a concerted effort to keep downtown roads open as long as possible to minimize disruption, construction of the course and grandstands weren’t completed until the eve of the race. Construction of the Paddock ...

Jordan is a co-owner of 23XI Racing, which will have a pair of drivers — Wallace and Tyler Reddick — in Sunday’s Grant Park 220 downtown street race.