


CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is defending her deal to carry a NASCAR race to the town’s downtown space subsequent 12 months following mounting criticisms from Metropolis Council.
On Wednesday, the mayor responded to metropolis council members’ claims of being stored in the dead of night concerning the deliberate summer season occasion after a Crain’s Chicago Enterprise report that exposed NASCAR would probably be extra disruptive and fewer profitable than Lollapalooza.
Lightfoot stated the general public particulars don’t consider all the deal.
“I believe that what you obtained is a park district contract which is clearly not complete,” Lightfoot stated. “So once more, I’m not going to get into the specifics. We proceed to work with NASCAR and be sure that we decrease the disruption to site visitors and that we decrease any injury to our roads.
“The extent of pleasure that I’ve seen from individuals, who frankly, have been closeted NASCAR followers, all throughout our metropolis, I believe is off the charts.”
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NASCAR pays Chicago a $500,000 payment for 2 weeks. Lollapalooza pays $2 million for 4 days.