NASCAR Street Race / Art Institute Lions Return / Royko For Ward Boss

NASCAR is coming to Chicago's front lawn next summer.

Jeff Arnold on Sports: Chicago To Host NASCAR's First Street Course Cup Series Race In 2023

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• Gov. J.B. Pritzker tested positive for coronavirus after returning to Illinois from a speaking engagement in Florida. Pritzker, who is fully vaccinated and has received two booster shots, is experiencing mild coronavirus symptoms and has been prescribed the antiviral medication Paxlovid, Jonah Meadows reports. (Patch)
• The Art Institute of Chicago lions have returned to their Michigan Avenue perches outside the museum's main entrance. The iconic statues are cleaner and greener than ever. (Patch)
• Sam Royko, son of iconic Chicago newspaper columnist Mike Royko, wants to be a ward boss. The 35-year-old lawyer from the North Side announced plans to run for 1st Ward alderman. (WGN9)
• "It was like an aha moment," Chicago Treasurer Maria Pappas said of her office's new study that shows real estate redlining led to segregation and urban decay in Black and Latino communities. (WTTW)
• City Hall violated the civil rights of folks living on the South Side when it relocated a metal-shredding company from its posh North Side address to the 10th Ward, federal officials said. (WBEZ)

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