The first time Shane van Gisbergen raced in Chicago, he was largely unknown in NASCAR. The second time, he was one of the favorites on the downtown street course.

The inaugural winner of the NASCAR Chicago Street Race owes this entire portion of his career to that victory and looks to build on that success in 2025

The NASCAR Cup Series season continues to Chicago with the Grant Park 165. How to watch qualifying, including time, TV schedule, streaming info.

That's right, this is looking like it'll be the final Chicago Street Race — the third installment of NASCAR's original three-year contract with the city. No one is saying it out loud, but you know what else they're not saying?

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At Wrigley Field on Saturday, the Chicago Cubs (four straight wins) take on the St. Louis Cardinals at 2:20 p.m. ET. The Cardinals are an underdog (+100 moneyline odds) when they take on the Cubs (-120).

Four people were killed and 14 more were hospitalized in a drive-by mass shooting late on Wednesday, July 2, police in Chicago said. Three of the victims are in critical condition. Someone opened fire into a crowd standing outside a venue in Chicago's River North neighborhood at about 11 p.m., police said, and the black SUV immediately drove away.